Flightline
With this win, Flightline now has 3 Group 1 wins this season. The field numbered 8 runners. The horse is by Tapit out of Feathered. The win was worth USD 3,780,000 to the winner. The winning time was 2m 0.50s.
United States of America
Keeneland · 05.11.22
Watch the raceBreeders' Cup Classic
PurseUS$ 5,999,999
To the winnerUS$ 3,780,000
Distance2012 metres
Winning time2m 0.50s
SurfaceDirt · Fast
Conditions3-year-olds and up
Runners8
Stories of this Result
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Sky Racing · English commentaryResult
8 runners · prize money to 4th placePosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
Pedigree of the winner
As of race day 05.11.22Flightline
TapitSire
FeatheredDamby Indian Charlie
DamFeathered
Flightline is the second of four racing-age foals and the only stakes winner out of Feathered (Indian Charlie), a Graded winner at Grade 3 level and three times placed in Grade 1 company. His half-brothers include Good On Paper (War Front), a winner in the US, and Voron (Pioneerof the Nile), a winner in Russia.
Second damReceipt
Second dam Receipt (Dynaformer) was stakes-placed and had three winners, Feathered the best of them.
Third damFinder's Fee
Third dam Finder's Fee (Storm Cat) was a multiple Grade 1 winner who took the Grade 1 Matron S. and the Grade 1 Acorn S. Receipt was the only black-type performer among her five winners.
Wider family
Finder's Fee is a daughter of the Grade 1 winner Fantastic Find (Mr. Prospector).
Next generation
Feathered has a two-year-old full brother to Flightline named Olivier, a yearling colt by Curlin named Eagles Flight and a filly foal by Into Mischief, and has been covered by Tapit again.
Connections
Flightline in 2022
2 other winsTrainer / Jockey / Track
Pacific Classic Stakes2012 metres · US$ 1,000,0001stJohn W SadlerFlavien Prat03.09.2022Del MarPrize money €553,569Race detailsWatch
Metropolitan Handicap1609 metres · US$ 1,000,0001stJohn W SadlerFlavien Prat11.06.2022Belmont ParkPrize money €553,569Race detailsWatch
All winners since 2020
History since 1984
Breeders' Cup Classic39Editions since 1984
1Multiple winnersTiznow
3%Won by fillies or mares1 of 39 · 1 of the last 20
1:59.02Fastest winning timeGhostzapper · 2004
Record holders
Most wins since 19841Chris McCarronJockey · 1988, 1989, 1996, 2000, 20015 wins
2Jerry BaileyJockey · 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 20055 wins
3Bob BaffertTrainer · 2014, 2015, 2016, 20204 wins
4Stronach StablesOwner · 1998, 20042 wins
5Cee's TizzySire · 2000, 20012 wins
6Seattle SongDamsire · 2000, 20012 wins
Multiple winners
Won this race more than once1Tiznow2000, 20012 wins
All 39 winners since 1984
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Flightline Tapit | John W. Sadler Flavien Prat | Hronis Racing LLC, Summer Wind Equine, West Point Thoroughbreds, Inc., Siena Farm LLC & Woodford Racing, LLC Summer Wind Equine | 1.44 |
| 2021 | Knicks Go Paynter | Brad Cox Joel Rosario | Korea Racing Authority Angie Moore | 4.20 |
| 2020 | Authentic Into Mischief | Bob Baffert John R Velazquez | Spendthrift Farm Peter E. Blum Thoroughbreds | 5.20 |
| 2019 | Vino Rosso Curlin | Todd Pletcher Irad Ortiz Jr | Mike Repole John D. Gunther | 5.60 |
| 2018 | Accelerate Lookin at Lucky | John W. Sadler Joel Rosario | Hronis Racing LLC Mike Abraham | 4.00 |
| 2017 | Gun Runner Candy Ride | Steve Asmussen Florent Geroux | Winchell Thoroughbreds & Three Chimneys Farm Besilu Stables LLC | 3.40 |
| 2016 | Arrogate Unbridled's Song | Bob Baffert Mike E Smith | Juddmonte Clearsky Farms | 2.75 |
| 2015 | American Pharoah Pioneerof the Nile | Bob Baffert Victor Espinoza | Zayat Stables Ahmed Zayat | 1.67 |
| 2014 | Bayern Offlee Wild | Bob Baffert Martin Garcia | Kaleem Shah Helen Alexander | 8.00 |
| 2013 | Mucho Macho Man Macho Uno | Katherine Ritvo Gary Stevens | Reeves Thoroughbred Racing John D. Rio & Carole A. Rio | 5.00 |
| 2012 | Fort Larned E Dubai | Ian Wilkes Brian Hernandez Jr. | Janis R. Whitham Janis R. Whitham | 10.00 |
| 2011 | Drosselmeyer Distorted Humor | Bill Mott Mike E Smith | WinStar Farm Aaron & Marie Jones | |
| 2010 | Blame Arch | Albert Stall Jr. Garrett Gomez | Claiborne Farm & Adele Dilschneider Claiborne Farm & Adele B. Dilschneider | 6.50 |
| 2009 | Zenyatta Street Cry | John Shirreffs Mike E Smith | Jerry & Ann Moss Maverick Productions, Limited | 4.33 |
| 2008 | Raven's Pass Elusive Quality | John Gosden Frankie Dettori | Princess Haya/Darley Racing Stonerside Stable | 8.00 |
| 2007 | Curlin Smart Strike | Steve Asmussen Robby Albarado | Stonestreet Stables et al. Fares Farm | |
| 2006 | Invasor Candy Stripes | Kiaran McLaughlin Fernando Jara | Shadwell Racing Haras Clausan (Haras Santa Ines) | |
| 2005 | Saint Liam Saint Ballado | Richard Dutrow Jr. Jerry Bailey | M/M William K. Warren Jr. Edward P. Evans | 3.40 |
| 2004 | Ghostzapper Awesome Again | Robert Frankel Javier Castellano | Stronach Stables Adena Springs Farms | 3.50 |
| 2003 | Pleasantly Perfect Pleasant Colony | Richard Mandella Alex Solis | Diamond A Racing Corp. Clovelly Farms | |
| 2002 | Volponi Cryptoclearance | Philip G. Johnson José Santos | Amherst & Spruce Pond Stable Amherst Stable (Kathy Johnson) | 44.50 |
| 2001 | Tiznow Cee's Tizzy | Jay M. Robbins Chris McCarron | Cee's Stables Cecilia Straub-Rubens | |
| 2000 | Tiznow Cee's Tizzy | Jay M. Robbins Chris McCarron | Cooper & Straub-Rubens Cecilia Straub-Rubens | |
| 1999 | Cat Thief Storm Cat | D Wayne Lukas Pat Day | Overbrook Farm Overbrook Farm | |
| 1998 | Awesome Again Deputy Minister | Patrick B. Byrne Pat Day | Stronach Stables Frank Stronach | |
| 1997 | Skip Away Skip Trial | Sonny Hine Mike E Smith | Carolyn Hine Anna Maria Barnhart | |
| 1996 | Alphabet Soup Cozzene | David Hofmans Chris McCarron | Ridder Thoroughbred Stable Southeast Associates | |
| 1995 | Cigar Palace Music | Bill Mott Jerry Bailey | Allen E. Paulson Allen E. Paulson | 2.00 |
| 1994 | Concern Broad Brush | Richard W. Small Jerry Bailey | Robert E. Meyerhoff Robert E. Meyerhoff | 8.50 |
| 1993 | Arcangues Sagace | André Fabre Jerry Bailey | Daniel Wildenstein Allez France Stables | |
| 1992 | A.P. Indy Seattle Slew | Neil Drysdale Ed Delahoussaye | Tomonori Tsurumaki, William S. Farish III, William S. Kilroy William Farish III / William S. Kilroy | |
| 1991 | Black Tie Affair Miswaki | Ernie T. Poulos Jerry Bailey | Jeffrey Sullivan Stephen D. Peskoff | 5.00 |
| 1990 | Unbridled Fappiano | Carl Nafzger Pat Day | Frances A. Genter Tartan Stable | |
| 1989 | Sunday Silence Halo | Charlie Whittingham Chris McCarron | H-G-W Partners Oak Cliff Thoroughbreds, Ltd. | 3.00 |
| 1988 | Alysheba Alydar | Jack Van Berg Chris McCarron | Dorothy & Pam Scharbauer Preston W. Madden | 2.50 |
| 1987 | Ferdinand Nijinsky | Charlie Whittingham Bill Shoemaker | Elizabeth A. Keck Howard B. Keck | 2.00 |
| 1986 | Skywalker Relaunch | Michael Whittingham Laffit Pincay Jr. | Oak Cliff Stables Oak Cliff Thoroughbreds, Ltd. | |
| 1985 | Proud Truth Graustark | John M. Veitch Jorge Velásquez | Darby Dan Farm Dorothy Firestone Galbreath | |
| 1984 | Wild Again Icecapade | Vincent Timphony Pat Day | Black Chip Stable (William Allen, Ron Volkman, Terry Beall) W. Paul Little |
Source: G1Stars meeting database – winners, connections, times and starting prices as recorded. Group 1 grading began in 1971.
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