Tapit’s Flightline In A Race Of His Own In Pac Classic

[Wandering Eyes]

Just when we thought FLIGHTLINE (c, 4, Tapit–Feathered, by Indian Charlie) couldn't get any better, he laughed in the faces of anyone questioning his ability to get 10 furlongs with an absolute demolition of the GI TVG Pacific Classic field Saturday at Del Mar. Tugging his way up to the lead as the first quarter went in :23.42, the 1-5 chalk settled in a neck second as an eager longshot pushed ahead through a :46.06 half-mile. Flightline cruised ahead of that rival a few strides later and opened up on the field with ease about two jumps later. Still kept in cruise control by Flavien Prat turning for home, the Summer Wind-bred colt was in a race of his own in the lane, cantering home a geared-down 20-length winner 1 :59.29, just .17 off the track record. Country Grammar (Tonalist) was best of the rest. Tabbed a 'TDN Rising Star' after crushing a group of maidens at Santa Anita Apr. 24, Flightline was equally dominant in a six-panel optional claimer at Del Mar when next seen Sept. 5. A jaw-dropping winner of the GI Runhappy Malibu S. Dec. 26, he proved he could over come trouble when dominating the GI Met Mile June 11 at Belmont.

Saturday, Del Mar
TVG PACIFIC CLASSIC S.-GI, $1,000,500, Del Mar, 9-3, 3yo/up, 1 1/4m, 1:59.28, ft.
1–FLIGHTLINE, 124, c, 4, by Tapit
                1st Dam: Feathered (GSW & MGISP, $577,474), by Indian Charlie
                2nd Dam: Receipt, by Dynaformer
                3rd Dam: Finder's Fee, by Storm Cat
'TDN Rising Star'. ($1,000,000 Ylg '19 FTSAUG). O-Hronis
Racing LLC, Siena Farm LLC, Summer Wind Equine LLC, West
Point Thoroughbreds & Woodford Racing, LLC; B-Summer
Wind Equine LLC (KY); T-John W. Sadler; J-Flavien Prat.
$600,000. Lifetime Record: 5-5-0-0, $1,394,800. Werk Nick
Rating: A+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Country Grammer, 124, h, 5, Tonalist–Arabian Song, by
Forestry. ($60,000 Ylg '18 KEESEP; $450,000 2yo '19 OBSAPR;
$110,000 4yo '21 KEEJAN). O-Commonwealth Thoroughbreds,
LLC, Winstar Farm LLC & Zedan Racing Stables, Inc.; B-Scott &
Debbie Pierce (KY); T-Bob Baffert. $200,000.
3–Royal Ship (Brz), 124, g, 6, Midshipman–Bela Val (Brz), by
Val Royal (Fr). O-Fox Hill Farms, Inc. & Siena Farm LLC;
B-Haras Belmont (Brz); T-Richard E. Mandella. $120,000.
Margins: 19 1/4, 7, HF. Odds: 0.30, 3.80, 10.20.
Also Ran: Express Train, Extra Hope, Stilleto Boy.
Click for the Equibase.com chart and the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.

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