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Undefeated champion Flightline stunned the racing world on the track. Now, his influence is being measured in the sales ring. In this episode of TDN Stallion Insights, we take an inside look at his highly anticipated first crop of yearlings and what breeders and consignors are saying ahead of the Keeneland September Sale.
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00:00Flavion Pratt and Flightline are an embarrassing lead.
00:04It must be 15 lengths as they turn for home.
00:08And take a good look at this because you're not going to see this too often, maybe never
00:12again.
00:13Flightline, 20 lengths clear.
00:16Flavion Pratt takes a hold and canters in in the TVG Pacific Classic.
00:30Flightline is, you know, he makes it easy on all us observers.
00:35His brilliance, his speed that he had, the way he carried his speed at distance, he kind
00:40of is the all-around package.
00:43It's been a pretty surreal experience to have a horse of his quality, his class, and
00:49he's just one of these horses that you look at him and he takes your breath away.
00:53So far what we're seeing with his yearlings is, again, he's making it easy on all of us.
00:58It's going to be fun to see how they not only sell, but obviously run next year.
01:05We have a Flightline Colt out of Mira Alta to sell at Keeneland September this year.
01:10He's always been very forward.
01:13He was like the first one that we had to start using the Chiffney bed on, you know, he's been
01:17precocious right from the start.
01:19So we bred the mare right back to Flightline.
01:21She's a curling mare.
01:23She always has a nice foal and this guy's no different.
01:27His confirmation and his looks, his athletic ability all match what people are looking
01:33for in the flight lines and we're excited.
01:38So this Flightline Colt, he's out of a Dixie Union mare called Layla.
01:43She's a full sister to Express Train.
01:45He's a grade one winner, multiple graded stakes winner.
01:49And he's the second foal out of her.
01:52He's correct.
01:53He's strong.
01:54And he looks like he's going to be early.
01:55He looks like he's going to have some speed.
01:57We've just been really happy with this Colt from day one.
01:59He just looks like a superstar.
02:02This year we have a filly out of Farrell by Flightline.
02:04She's an outstanding filly.
02:06She has Colt size, strength, moves like one, she's got confidence.
02:11We've had that family for a long time.
02:13And they're all honest.
02:14And she's got a great mind and if she doesn't make a runner, I'll be surprised.
02:19I'll tell you the thing about Flightline.
02:21I remember Mr. Prospector and Raisa Native.
02:25He really reminds me of Raisa Native.
02:27And they were horses that have such brilliance.
02:30Flightline has that brilliance.
02:34We're consigning the Flightline filly out of Salty As Can Be.
02:37You know, she's a really classy, elegant looking filly, scopey, very athletic.
02:44She has a really good mind on her.
02:46We also have a Flightline Colt out of Star of India.
02:50Star of India is a daughter of Up.
02:53This Colt in particular, very strong individual, has a lot of substance, great shoulder, great
02:58hip, good walk, very light on his feet for a big Colt like that.
03:03If there was one trait that I think all these Flightlines have, it's a great mind.
03:09They have a great mind, they're just easy to be around.
03:13His pure speed would make you feel that they're going to be precocious.
03:19I mean, he had so much natural speed that we actually didn't try him around two turns
03:24until the Pacific Classic, and of course he won by 19 and a half length, so he answered
03:29that question pretty emphatically.
03:31Flightline, 20 lengths clear, Flavion Pratt takes a hold and canters in in the TVG Pacific
03:38Classic.
03:40I feel Flightline is, he's living up to the hype.
03:43He had a great book of mares each year that he stood.
03:47He's exuding class upon these already impressive mares.
03:52So I think the future is bright.
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