DEL MAR, Calif. — The doubts have been removed. The questions have been answered. Flightline is the most dominating horse to come along in a very long time.
His latest tour de force was Saturday when he won the $1 million Pacific Classic at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club. The winning margin was an extraordinary 19 1/4 lengths, meaning he has won all five of his starts by a combined total of 62 3/4 lengths or about the length of 1 3/4 football fields.
Some had wondered how the 4-year-old colt would do going around two turns for the first time. Others questioned if he could go as far as 1 1/4 miles. And then there was the idea of how a horse this inexperienced could win a race this big. All questions were answered with a giant and resounding yes.
