FlightLine’s first yearlings to be seen on FT Saratoga

Lane’s Ends Flightline Will be offered to his first yearlings in the United States that can be seen at the prestigious Saratoga Sale, Fasig-Tipton’s Select Yearling Sale, 4-5 August in Saratoga Springs, NY

The 2022 Horse of the Year will be represented by nine yearlings with five mares and four foals. They were bred with a study costs of $ 200,000-the highest fee for a first-year man since 2015 Triple Crown winner American Pharoah In 2016.

Flightline had the first book by mares of the highest quality under this year the first-crop Sires of this year. Boekk quality is assessed with the help of two statistics: the comparable index and the class performance index. The CI is comparable to the average profit index, but instead means the value of the mares as producers. The CPI indicates the racing quality of the mares and how talented they were like racing horses.

The first mares to be bred to Flightline led in both categories among his first -class colleagues with a 6.84 BI and a 7.80 CPI. The winner of the 2021 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) Life is good Was the next in line with a 2.74 CI and a 5.43 CPI.

Among the talented mares who contribute to his high -quality book for Flightline is Grade 1 winner and producer Hot Dixie Chick —Dam of HIP 118 in the Saratoga Sale, which will be offered on 5 August by GaineSway, agent for Stonestreet bred for Brilliance.

Flightline was bred in Kentucky by Summer Wind Equine, who remained a part of the Colt during his racing career. He was sold for $ 1 million to West Point Thoroughbreds during the Saratoga Sale 2019.

“He was a beautiful horse, the mental side of him was very solid,” said Terry Finley, president and CEO of West Point Thoroughbreds. “We knew a bit about the family. We had received the Violas (Vincent and Teresa) in the company in 2011, and Reciept (Flightline’s Granddam) was the first mare John Sparkman – who did all the breeding work for the Violas – she was the first mare who bought the violin. There were many things that came together.”

Renowned Bloedstock agent David Inito signed for the Colt on behalf of West Point Thoroughbrreds.

“I saw him for the first time in January of his year,” said Inito. “He was always a bit present for him, and that head and eye, the body, he was there. In Saratoga he had grown up for a yearling in what he had to look like. He had a very powerful hip, huge bone, a big head and eye on him, a very intelligent -looking horse.

“I looked at about 70 of his descendants, I had a hard time finding one that I didn’t rated as a beautiful horse. They were all very good. They have his bone, his presence.”

Flightline has erased every obstacle so far. He had three yearlings through the Ring at the JRHA Select Sale on July 14, on average $ 1,183,206. The trio was led by a foal of winner of grade 2 Selfless who sold to Susumu Fujita for $ 1,419,818. In 2024, five Flightline -Speanlings sold for a cumulative $ 2,325,000 and an average of $ 465,000. His first in-foal mares were on average more than $ 1 million.

The other FlightLine aliens that are offered during the Saratoga sales include:

• HIP 34, a mare from all American dream, dam of the winner of San Vicente Stakes (G2) this year Barnes . Sent by Indian Creek, agent.
• HIP 59, a mareer from the winner of several Graded Stakes and Graded Stakes Producer Carolyn’s cat . Sent by Blake-Albina Thoroughbred Services, agent.
• HIP 102, a marefolder from the Graded Stakes winner Georgie’s Angel Mother of winner of several degrees 1 winner Cave Rock. Sent by Eaton Sales, Agent.
• Hip 111, a foal from several graded stakes producer Hennesey Smash. Sent by Hill ‘n’ Dale in Xalapa, agent.
• HIP 135, a marefalling from the Galileo Mare -key to my heart. Sent by Lane’s End, agent for Summer Wind Equine.
• HIP 156, a foal from Graded Stakes-Placed Warrior’s reward Mare -Boodschap; This is her second foal. Sent by Denali Stud, agent.
• HIP 176, a foal from Graded Stakes-Placed Quality roads Mare Park Avenue; This is her first foal. Sent by Lane’s End, agent for Summer Wind Equine.
• Hip 208, a mare of the class 1-ranking Calamity Mare Slam Dunk. This is her second foal. Sent by Taylor made sales agency, agent for Don Alberto Corporation.

Campaign conducted by Hronis Racing, Siena Farm, Summer Wind Equine, West Point Thoroughbrreds and Woodford Racing, Flightline, by Carpet Brak his girl on debut with 13 1/4 lengths for trainer John Sadler, following that with a 12 3/4-length victory in an optional claimant of a fee before the Graded Stakes Company tried.

He won his next four races-all grade 1s-with a combined 45 lengths, retired after a dominant victory in the 2022 Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) about a talented field including colleague First-Crop Sires Olympiad ” Life is goodAnd Epicenter . He withdrew with $ 4.5 million in income.

“Flightline was one of the most beautiful horses we have seen for the past 25-50 years,” said Fasig-Tipton President and CEO Boyd Browning. “He was brilliant on the circuit, a brilliant horse to look at, was bred by Summer Winds” Jane Lyons, who I think is one of the most thought and respected people in our industry. “