Flightline , who retired to Lane's End Farm unbeaten after an 8 1/4-length victory in the Longines Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) Nov. 5, will stand the 2023 season for $200,000, the farm announced Nov. 9.
Flightline, a 4-year-old son of Tapit out of the Indian Charlie mare Feathered, was bred by Jane Lyon's Summer Wind Farm and raced by Summer Wind in partnership with Hronis Racing, Siena Farm, West Point Thoroughbreds and Woodford Racing. He was trained by John Sadler and ridden in all six of his starts by Flavien Prat. In addition to the Breeders' Cup Classic, Flightline won the TVG Pacific Classic (G1), the Metropolitan Handicap (G1), and the Malibu Stakes (G1). He is the world's highest rated racehorse in 2022 on a figure of 139, and is the highest-rated dirt horse of all time.
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