In the crazy business model of thoroughbred racing, a horse is more valuable not racing then they are on the track. So, with that in mind, the sport's latest superstar, Flightline, was retired on Sunday, one day after a dominating record-setting win the Breeders' Cup Classic at Keeneland Race Course.
It was expected that Flightline would never race again, but the speed with which it was announced by Lane's End Farm was almost as fast as the undefeated colt ran in his six races.
On Saturday, Kosta Hronis, the frontman for the ownership group, made it sound as if the discussion was yet to be had about the colt's future. But the Sunday morning announcement by the breeding farm indicated that the discussion was well under way.
