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The horse everyone will be watching and quite possibly betting next Saturday put in another eye-catching work Saturday morning at Del Mar, not so much for the speed at which he glided around the track, but at how effortless it appeared. Flightline set fractions of:12.80, :24.60, :36.40, and stopped the clock at:59.60 for the five furlongs. Not bad…

The Pacific Classic Stakes 2022 has a purse of just over $1m and all eyes will be on the John W. Sadler-trained FLIGHTLINE as his star 4 year-old puts his unbeaten record on the line in the Del Mar contest this Saturday. The Sadler barn will also be looking for their fourth Pacific Classic win since 2018, having landed the pot 12 months ago with…

BALNIKHOV TO WAIT UNTIL THE DEL MAR DERBY SEPTEMBER 3 Little Red Feather Racing, et al's Balnikhov brought a baggage full of promise with him when he arrived from Ireland at the first of the year. He finally met those expectations Friday afternoon on Opening Day at Del Mar when the 3-year old son of Adaay dropped down on the rail and surged to…

There was an interesting race in the $1 million Pacific Classic on Saturday at Del Mar. However, it was going on some four seconds and nearly 20 lengths behind the greatest performance in the history of Del Mar's signature race - and perhaps the history of the track. There was Flightline ……………….. and there was everyone else. Flightline, the gifted…

MEET THE MAN WHO RIDES FLIGHTLINE FOR A LIVING You're a true horseman when every time you see a quality horse you wonder'What would it be like to ride him.' The man to answer that question about Flightline, this Saturday's TVG Pacific Classic favorite, is Juan Leyva, assistant trainer to John Sadler and exercise rider for Flightline. "He's not like…

Last Saturday night a four-year-old colt named Flightline won the $1 million Pacific Classic at Del Mar, a stately old seaside racetrack just north of San Diego, steeped in racing history, and where - like at Saratoga in upstate New York - for several weeks every summer racing is a vibrant and essential enterprise. Overflow crowds, A-list trainers…

DEL MAR - Flightline joined some exclusive company on Tuesday when he was installed as the 1-5 morning-line favorite for Saturday's $1 million Grade I Pacific Classic at Del Mar. Cigar, who brought a 16-race winning streak into the 1996 Pacific Classic, is the only other horse to be 1-5 on the morning line in the race's history, which dates to…

Bet with the Racing Dudes TODAY using our friends at BetPTC and get a $200 new member bonus! Enter promo code DUDES! The track press release: Hronis Racing and partners' undefeated Flightline has been made the 1/5 favorite against five rivals in Saturday's 32nd running of the $1-million TVG Pacific Classic at Del Mar. The 4-year-old son of Tapit,…

Join our channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage America's next big talking horse - FLIGHTLINE - will head a field of six runners ahead of Saturday's $1m Grade 1 Pacific Classic at Del Mar. The John W. Sadler colt is unbeaten from all four career starts and has remarkably won those races by an aggregate of 44 lengths! With the Pacific…