After stalking the front-running Life Is Good, Flightline made his move off the turn and cruised home for an 8 1/4-length victory in the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic.
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Whether Flightline belongs in the discussion of all-time great horses will be argued forever, but the undefeated colt only bolstered his legacy Saturday at Keeneland.
“It’s God’s gift of just true natural talent,” Baffert said. “Like Usain Bolt. They don’t come around very often. … He’s proved he’s the best horse in the world.” Eight horses entered, but the contest essentially was a match race along the backstretch as Life Is Good set blistering fractions of 22.55 seconds for the quarter-mile, 45.47 seconds for the half-mile and 1:09.62 for three-quarters. Flightline stalked just behind Life Is Good, with the remainder of the field a good 13 lengths back.
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