{"id":230348,"date":"2022-09-05T23:56:36","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T04:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=230348"},"modified":"2022-10-31T22:34:15","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T03:34:15","slug":"flightline-after-soaring-in-del-mar-now-huge-breeders-cup-classic-favorite-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/flightline-after-soaring-in-del-mar-now-huge-breeders-cup-classic-favorite-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Flightline Now a Huge Breeders&#8217; Cup Classic Favorite After Soaring in Del Mar &#8212; VIDEO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"NewNormal\">It\u2019s understandable if you missed it on Saturday, given it was the first full week of college football. But Flightline\u2019s performance in the Pacific Classic at Del Mar was one for the ages and a strong statement ahead of the Breeders&#8217; Cup.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_230349\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-230349\" data-style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/flightline-after-soaring-in-del-mar-now-huge-breeders-cup-classic-favorite-video\/flightline_pac_classic\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-230349\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-230349 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Flightline_Pac_Classic.jpeg\" alt=\"Flightline\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Flightline_Pac_Classic.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Flightline_Pac_Classic-430x286.jpeg 430w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Flightline_Pac_Classic-302x200.jpeg 302w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Flightline_Pac_Classic-238x158.jpeg 238w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Flightline_Pac_Classic-194x128.jpeg 194w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption  id=\"caption-attachment-230349\"class=\"text-description\">Flightline and jockey Flavian Prat cruised to victory in Saturday&#8217;s Pacific Classic at Del Mar Racetrack. After winning that race by 19-1\/4 lengths, bettors made him the 4-5 favorite for the Nov. 5 Breeders&#8217; Cup Classic in futures betting that ended Monday. (Image: Benoit Photo\/Del Mar)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"NewNormal\">The lightly raced 4-year-old colt amazed a crowd of more than 12K at the Southern California track with a 19-1\/4-length victory in the Grade 1 stakes race. You owe it to yourself to see how Flightline and Flavien Prat blew the field away in the $1 million 1 1\/4-mile race.<\/p>\n<div class=\"arve\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-3up8iv0kfvm66ed16c79fc22684809230\" style=\"max-width:900px;\">\n<span class=\"arve-inner\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 500 \/ 281\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.200000%\"><\/span><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" data-arve=\"arve-youtube-3up8iv0kfvm66ed16c79fc22684809230\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/3UP8IV0kFVM?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"505.8\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/3UP8IV0kFVM?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" width=\"900\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><br \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.casino.org\\\/news\\\/flightline-after-soaring-in-del-mar-now-huge-breeders-cup-classic-favorite-video\\\/#arve-youtube-3up8iv0kfvm66ed16c79fc22684809230\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/3UP8IV0kFVM?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\"}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"NewNormal\">It\u2019s not that he won by nearly 20 lengths or just missed breaking the 19-year-old track record at that distance. It\u2019s what the John Sadler-trained horse encountered and overcame to dominate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"NewNormal\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/flightline-seeks-to-make-breeders-cup-classic-case-saturday-at-del-mar\/\">Flightline<\/a> got squeezed on both sides just after he broke from the starting gate. As he made the first turn, the colt and Prat ran well wide of the rail. In racing, just one of those occurrences can derail a horse\u2019s chance of winning. Not Flightline, though.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<p class=\"NewNormal\">He gave up the lead just once, but he quickly recovered. And midway through the backstretch, Prat just let the horse go, and from that point, it was a race for second place. Flightline could have high-stepped like Deion Sanders down the stretch and still won by 10 lengths.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"NewNormal\">\u201cThis horse has a high cruising speed,\u201d Sadler said after the romp. \u201cOnce he was flowing, I knew we were in good shape. We had a lot of confidence going in.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>&#8216;An Exceptional Horse&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p class=\"NewNormal\">The Pacific Classic was just Flightline\u2019s fifth race and the first for him at 1 1\/4 miles. Sadler admitted after the race that there were some questions about whether his colt could handle the distance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"NewNormal\">But the trainer thought his horse would be able to dominate as he did.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"main-blockquote\">\n<p class=\"NewNormal\">Did I think he could do that \u2013 win like that? Kinda yeah,\u201d Sadler said. \u201cYou don\u2019t want to say it in front of the race, but now that he\u2019s done it \u2026 the thing about him is that he\u2019s fast and he can carry it. Some horses are fast, but they can\u2019t go on. This horse can. He\u2019s an exceptional horse.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"NewNormal\">Next up for Flightline is likely the Breeders\u2019 Cup Classic, another 1 1\/4-mile race, at Keeneland in Lexington, KY, on November 5.<\/p>\n<h2>4-5 Odds in Breeders&#8217; Cup Futures Pool<\/h2>\n<p class=\"NewNormal\">On Monday, pari-mutuel wagering concluded for the second Breeders\u2019 Cup Classic futures pool, and bettors flocked to Flightline. Of the $437,147 wagered over the holiday weekend, $203,420 went on him to make him the commanding favorite in the pool, which features 23 horses and field entry for other potential entrants.<\/p>\n<p class=\"NewNormal\"><strong>When the betting window closed at 6:30 pm ET, Flightline\u2019s odds were 4-5. Next on the board was Epicenter, the Steve Asmussen-trained 3-year-old fresh off an impressive performance in the August 27 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/travers-stakes-card-sets-betting-record-at-saratoga-epicenter-posts-big-win\/\">Travers Stakes<\/a> at Saratoga at 7-1.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"NewNormal\">Right behind Epicenter were two more 4-year-olds. Life is Good, trained by Todd Pletcher and a winner in eight of 10 starts, is at 8-1. So, too, was Olympiad. The Bill Mott-trained colt has six wins in seven starts this year, including a two-length victory over Americanrevolution in the Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes at Saratoga on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"NewNormal\">That win came a month after a disappointing fourth-place result in the Whitney Stakes at Saratoga and gave Olympiad a guaranteed spot in the Breeders\u2019 Cup Classic.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"main-blockquote\">\n<p class=\"NewNormal\"><strong>It\u2019s gratifying to see him come back,\u201d<\/strong> Mott said. <strong>\u201cThe [performance] the other day was almost too bad to be true considering the form he had been in the previous five races.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"NewNormal\">Bettors took a keen interest in Olympiad in the final hours of futures wagering. At 2 pm, he was at 23-1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"NewNormal\">Those four horses are the only ones with single-digit odds. Bob Baffert\u2019s Taiba is next at 33-1, followed by another Baffert horse, Country Grammer, who ran second to Flightline on Saturday. Country Grammer finished seven lengths ahead of third-place finisher Royal Ship.<\/p>\n<p class=\"NewNormal\">\u201cI think he thinks he won the race,\u201d\u00a0Baffert said after the Pacific Classic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s understandable if you missed it on Saturday, given it was the first full week of college football. But Flightline\u2019s performance in the Pacific Classic at Del Mar was one for the ages and a strong statement ahead of the Breeders&#8217; Cup. 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