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Flightline dominates the 2022 Pacific Basic
Celebrity Flightline was all enterprise in his fourth Santa Anita breeze in preparation for the $6-Breeders’ Cup Basic (G1) Nov. 5 at Keeneland, as he posted a 1:11.80 official clocking this morning for six furlongs.
As he has for the previous month, Flightline entered the primary observe through the quarter-mile chute with John Sadler’s assistant Juan Leyva aboard simply prior to six:35 a.m. (PT). Accompanied by a steady pony, he galloped below the wire and across the clubhouse flip and was set down approaching the five-furlong pole in close to whole darkness.
From there, he clicked off splits of :23.60, :35.40, :47.80, and :59.40 en path to the seven-furlong pole the place he stopped the clock for six furlongs in 1:11.80.
As a result of it was nonetheless darkish, Leyva wore a lightweight on his helmet in order that the colt’s exercise could be simpler to comply with.
Non-public clocker Gary Younger had the undefeated 4-year-old Tapit colt galloping out seven furlongs in 1:24.80 and one mile in 1:38.60.
“Good,” stated Sadler, who famous that Flightline could have his ultimate Santa Anita work subsequent Saturday, Oct. 22. “It was one other routine work from him. He all the time works the identical and we’re not trying to do something totally different from what we have been doing. As you noticed, he went six (furlongs) in :12, out (seven eighths) in :24 and a mile in :38 and three. Only a good regular work sample.
“All’s good. That is him, that is the way in which he works. He’ll have yet one more right here after which he goes to Keeneland after his subsequent work. He’ll have one work over there.”
Sadler additionally indicated Flightline will possible work a bit later within the morning subsequent Saturday.
“We would go a bit of later right here subsequent week as a result of it is getting darker,” he stated.
Unbeaten in 5 begins by a mixed 62 ¾ lengths, Flightline, who was bought for $1-million out of the 2019 Fasig-Tipton New York Saratoga Choose Yearling Sale, comes off a 19 ¼ size victory within the TVG Pacific Basic (G1) at Del Mar Sept. 3, his first attempt round two turns and a race through which he earned a 126 Beyer Velocity Determine, North America’s high fig of the yr.
A six-length winner of the Hill ‘n’ Dale Metropolitan Handicap (G1) on June 11 at Belmont Park, he additionally took Santa Anita’s opening day Malibu Stakes (G1) going seven Dec. 26 by 11 ½ lengths.
Out of the Indian Charlie mare Feathered, Flightline is owned by Hronis Racing LLC, Siena Farm LLC, breeder Summer time Wind Equine LLC, West Level Thoroughbreds, and Woodford Racing LLC.
With $1,394,800 in earnings up to now, Flightline is to face stud at Lane’s Finish in Versailles, Kentucky, following his racing profession, which can or might not embody a 5-year-old marketing campaign in 2023.
Flightline is anticipated to ship to Lexington Oct. 23.
