WASHINGTON: Undefeated Flightline cemented his superhorse status in spectacular fashion, pulling away in the stretch for a breathtaking 8 1/4-length triumph in Saturday’s $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic.
French jockey Flavien Prat rode the heavily favored four-year-old colt to victory in the 1 1/4-mile showdown, which capped a two-day, 14-race card worth more than $30 million at Keeneland in Lexington, Kentucky. “This is one of the great horses of all time.
I think history will show that,” Flightline trainer John Sadler said. Flightline left behind his last rival at the top of the final stretch and surged to an impressive victory. “He showed so much talent,” Prat said. “We were expecting a great run from him.
I thought it was one of the deepest fields but he was an all-pro. “He broke really well. I was traveling well and he relaxed really well down the back side.