Correct!

Yes the amazing thing is he extends going around turns a superior weapon that is tantalizing

Nah. Secretariat was straight in the hock , gooserumped, and didn't have a particularly sloped shoulder, it didn't slow him down. Superfast runners come in all sizes and shapes even classic types e.g. Slew and the "Bid"

@@biff5856 SPECTACULAR Bid was and STILL is the GREATEST 4 year old We have EVER seen. Let's hope & see Flightline give Us something SIMILAR. Go go go

@@realtruth2817 Bid was hickory. He danced most every dance. In my mind he would have won the Belmont had Delp not tried to break Secretariat's record. That cost him the T.C. Bid was by no means picture perfect conformation wise. The greats never seem to be. Flightline is fragile. I don't envy the trainer. He's the type to do what's best for the horse. He's not going to chase accolades like Delp.

He definitely is!

It began on the his 1st race!

Neither one could sniff Big Reds ass on their best day! But no horse could. Flight line has not raced at Saratoga, untill he does and wins there he is suspect!

Anamoe

recovers from what? thanks

disagree

@@louisburch1930 tell me more

Yeah Z is pretty damn good at her job I always saw the name Z Cadman in the form on fairgrounds horses without knowing it was a lady jockey but it seems like the people that used her never changed jockeys. Talented enough to ride a race horse and 1000 times better talker than Gaaary Stevens ...yes I used Zoey accent on that one

How right you are, Svend! Very well said!

We will see Saturday next! Good luck to all

Although most are, not all great horses are great sires, and even breeding with a great mare is no guarantee.

Dangerous prediction. Tapit has become a sire of sires, so you could be right. But many of the most dominant sires of recent (and probably earlier) decades, Flightline's daddy Tapit included, weren't the very top of the line as racehorses. Even if Flightline turned out the greatest North American sire since Northern Dancer it would not begin to guarantee he would produce the greatest filly ever. Who would have expected Private Account (13:6-4-1), Reviewer (13:9-3-1), Street Cry (12:5-6-1) and Medaglia d'Oro (17:8-7-0) to sire arguably the four best female racehorses on the dirt of the past 50 years? Citation and Secretariat were impeccably bred, great racehorses; Secretariat turned out to be a good but not great sire, and Citation a mediocre one. I'd bet on Flightline being an outstanding stallion. I'd bet against him producing the best ever filly, or a Triple Crown winner. But I'm old enough I probably will not live to see his youngest progeny complete their careers, assuming he survives to get pensioned at a typical age.

I’m with Bob!!

Great horses dont make great sires did michael jordan make great stars no and who has the greatest race horse ever had???? Big RED didnt have much these horses are just rare

You're right and he's so big it's probably why it took him so long to get to the races I don't imagine he's going to throw any Speedy fast babies that're going to pay their way for their two year old year!

It’s all about the money…the horses are just used to gain it….😡

It's called "Bay".

To your second question: All Thoroughbreds born in the northern hemisphere in the same year are considered the same age, and share an official birthday of January 1. So as far as the Jockey Club and racing is concerned, Thoroughbreds born Jan. 1 and Dec. 31st of the same year are the same age. (I'm pretty sure this is true of racing Quarter Horses and Standardbreds, as well, who also race at young ages.) Thoroughbrds aren't fully grown until 5, or close to it. A difference of a few months growth and maturation can make a difference in the performance of still-growing 2-year-olds and 3-year-olds. It is an advantage -- not an absolute one, but real -- for a foal to be born early in the year, and breeders schedule matings accordingly. The breeding season is different in the southern hemisphere, and the age cut-off there is not January 1 as in the northern hemisphere. The great NZ/Australian gelding Phar Lap was born in October; the great Aussie mares Black Caviar and Winx were born in August and September, respectively. As to the first question: When the Thoroughbred was developed in Great Britain in the 17th and early 18th centuries, races were long and held in heats, and the horses participating in them were fully grown. Over time, interest in shorter races increased, and younger horses were found suitable for the less wearing middle and sprint distances. By the 19th century (maybe earlier?) racing of 3-year-olds and even 2-year-olds was popular, both in Europe and in the U.S. In Great Britain, 3 important races for 3-year-olds had became known in the mid-19th century as "the Triple Crown"; and in the 1930's, an American sportswriter started using the same label for the American 3-year-old races of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont. Some other nations with horseracing use the term Triple Crown, too, for important series of races. Because 2- and 3-yr-olds are physically immature they race [mostly] against their own age group. It is very rare -- unheard of in the U.S. currently, to the best of my knowledge -- for 2-year-olds to race older horses. The best 3-year-olds tend to race fellow 3-year-olds in the first half or so of the year, but often compete against older horses in the late summer or autumn. When they do compete in open/not age-restricted races, 3-year-olds are given a weight advantage in recognition of the fact they are not fully grown.

I think a bet on how many lengths will he win by could be more profitable. 😉

A smart handicapper would bet an advance wager for him to win the BCC. 3-1 in early August. I guess I was the only one to lay 4 figures on him back then. How do you think I felt after he won the PCC? 🏦

@@6cobrasnake9 Congrats to you but do remember not everyone think like you

4 in 2022

Yea he would have won by 38 lengths

I remember ruffian she was something else

@@patriciaotoole5930 Ruffian could've clocked 106:3 for 6 furlongs on those West Coast tracks !

Loved Skip Away. He was a beast in the ‘97 Breeders’ Cup Classic. Glad I got to visit him while he was alive!

@@victorcornet21 Indeed. Sonny did a masterful job of keeping him sound. He was strong mover but sort of hit the ground hard.

Ruffian broke down because she was a genetic disaster waiting to happen. Both of her parents broke down on the track. They never should have been bred together. You can't put a powerful machine on glass ankles.

Flightline is Ghostzapper & Barbaro put together in ONE!

I didn’t know Ghostzapper was the pinnacle of thoroughbreds? FLIGHTLINE has incredible potential but has a very long way to go to be mentioned in the same sentence as(fill in the blank)

@@kennethgoldfarb8614 When you recognize something special, that's the day you start doing comparison's to other very good/great horses!

Exactly what I thought

@@ayalaanthony1488 Don’t say Barbaro you know what happened to him

Yes

Hard to say honestly

And get bred to death..along with the mares he covers…😥

Yes!

Well Tapit definitely deserves a Derby winner & I thought he had one with the essential quality but as he matured his rear end went haywire and he trained at Churchill Downs, that grand ole river bottom Sand will jerk spots out of a horse so let's hope

And PS as old Marion Seward would say when you're looking for a fast quarter horse you always look at the Gaskin muscle and Tapit doesn't have that and generally doesn't throw that with his sons.... that's pretty much why all the Tapit's win the Belmont

Sure

Bob Baffert isn't the only person who is capable of teaching and training a horse

@@davidrice3337 Baffert can't spell horse. Here Bob let me show what a hoof pick looks like

Stop that, Baffert has had several great horses and I don't think he's been juicing them, jealous people do desperate things and I think he's being screwed over.

@@jeffb5785 he's had 27 drug violations.( probably without Medina) More than any trainer in California. He lawyers up, officials back down.

You mean Melair.

Come on. Let's come back to earth a bit.

@@ayalaanthony1488 Yes Melair was her name my cellphone alphabet keystroke changed it as I was typing but the point is one turn miles allow a horse to get into a runaway momentum mode and they run their fastest

@@richd3044 I'm sick of earth the race track is heaven until you meet the small but increasing number of human idiots who spill beer on you and laugh about it

@@bobpats7224 That day when she ran the mile, at 7 furlongs she hit 1:19 I know because I was there! Melair was also trained by Sadler She destroyed the field including Snow Chief.

Life is Good is far better than this horse

@@gorgatz0427 far better? That's a stretch at this point no?

im in uk and i can see this horse is special

@@khunterkid then why did Sadler skip the Pegasus World Cup?

🤣🤣🤣 Equibase figures in the three races, last out to first race were 127, 130, 116...and were not just CA competitors. Yeah...sure... Just a phase. Obviously fading. 🤣🤣🤣 (Yes, this was sarcasm)

Medina Spirit is dead and Essential Quality is retired to stud, so Flightline will never face them. The other two will present serious challenges to him.

All those horses you mentioned are or were very good, but not one of them is considered SPECIAL!

Yeah, some of these folks need to scale down some.

Charlatan disappeared too quickly, so I HOPE he's not the next Charlatan! We want to see him run for awhile.

You Forgot Barbaro!

I would put him behind Bid, Cigar and Pharos. Secretariat would murder them all and find time to hide the bodies!

Stop it!

Still ducking Saratoga NY! Have not seen him there!

I'm an East Coaster (at least originally) and I believe

I’m also an east coaster grooming for an east coast trainer at the top level and everybody I speak to is on team Flightline lol

What a crock. You're making this geographical? Does that include Kentucky. That's the heart of the industry. It doesn't matter where the horse ends up training.

Well he's a bit long in the back so that makes for back trouble.....kidney trouble....any if he races on Lasix that just adds to it I would imagine that's why he's got the little Shadow roll on his head.... he runs with his head a bit High which usually indicates back trouble... and Churchill Downs is definitely not a place for back trouble or back end trouble.... but for his Daddy's sake I'm hoping he can handle it.... Skipaway couldn't nor Native Dancer....

@@montanawarren8462 Skipaway had a long illustrious career. He was champion 3yr. old, Twice champion handicap horse , and horse of the year. He earned 9.6 million. He couldn't handle what?? Native ran as a four year old and won the metropolitan handicap. He retired because he had a chronic foot problem. No what couldn't he handle??

you saying Old Johnny is light in the loafers?

The horse has quality and his races confirm it, when he matures he will be an even better horse. Time will tell how far it can go

Not now though!!!

I d don't think so...

The horse has quality and his races confirm it, when he matures he will be an even better horse. Time will tell how far it can go

As,is all thats going on in Cali. hey gave small fields , low purse , Big Trouble all that starts there .Fast ,fast Track surfaces . Just look at the last decade .Horror show.

Might want to delete your embarrassing comment.

@@1031E LOL that was 7 months ago.. I am now convince he is a beast a SUPERHORSE indeed

Made a fool out of you.