Flightline

When bloodstock agent David Ingordo bought Zenyatta (Street Cry {Ire}) for just $60,000 out of the 2005 Keeneland September Sale he probably thought he had found that once-in-a-lifetime horse. Little did he know that the 2010 Horse of the Year, who was admitted to the Hall of Fame in 2016, might not be his very best purchase. Fourteen years after he discovered Zenyatta, he picked out Flightline (Tapit), paying $1 million for the future superstar. There was nothing coincidental about any of these selections. Over the years, Ingordo has solidified...

David Ingordo talks Zenyatta, Flightline, HISA and so much more on the TDN's Writers' Room Podcast presented by Keeneland.

by Jessica Martini, Christina Bossinakis, & Jill Williams LEXINGTON, KY - The Fasig-Tipton November Sale failed to continue its streak of $100-million plus gross results, but did produce a day of vibrant trade from a diverse international buying bench Monday in Lexington. Twenty-five mares sold for $1 million or more during the auction, matching the figure from 2023. Nine sold for $2 million or more and four sold for $3 million or over, compared to 16 and 10, respectively, a year ago. "It was another tremendous November sale," said Fasig-Tipton...

After three foals by unbeaten Horse of the Year Flightline sold for a combined 470 million yen (north of $3 million USD) at the JRHA Select Sale in July, the first official weanling by the Lane's End stallion sold Monday afternoon at the Fasig-Tipton November Sale in Lexington for $675,000 to David Ingordo, who was bidding on behalf of a partnership. The bay colt, Hip 26, is the first foal out of Star of India (Medaglia d'Oro), who was placed in one start at three. Consigned by Lane's End, agent,...

The Fasig-Tipton November Sale--looking to keep a streak of $100 million-plus gross renewals going into a fourth year--will be held Monday at Newtown Paddocks in Lexington. Bidding on the 321 catalogued offerings begins at 2 p.m. and kicks off with an offering of 159 weanlings before continuing on with a glittering array of fillies and mares. "My expectations for the November sale--like they are every year--are sky high," said Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Browning, Jr. "They are high because of the quality of the horses who are in the catalogue. We've...

by Steve Sherack & J.N. Campbell  DEL MAR, CA -- A stallion share (2.5% fractional interest) in undefeated 2022 Horse of the Year and GI Breeders' Cup Classic winner Flightline (Tapit) brought $2.5 million from Jane Lyon's Summer Wind Farm to top the inaugural Keeneland Championship Sale held in Del Mar's paddock Wednesday evening. The final offering of the sale, the stallion share was consigned by Lane's End Farm as Hip 12. Flightline welcomed his first foals this year and will command a $150,000 stud fee at Lane's End in...

For over a decade, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners has built a reputation for racing Grade I-winning fillies who go on to prove successful, both in the sales ring, and then in the breeding shed. The operation was part of the partnership which sold champion Nest (Curlin) for $6 million last year and it sold Feathered (Indian Charlie), who subsequently produced superstar Flightline (Tapit), for $2.35 million in 2016. Eclipse will once again be loaded with top-shelf fillies on offer at next week's breeding stock sales in Lexington. "From the get-go, we...

by Steve Sherack & J.N. Campbell  DEL MAR, CA - It's not too late to own a Breeders' Cup contender. The inaugural Keeneland Championship Sale, set to be held in Del Mar's paddock Wednesday evening, will feature 10 offerings (12 were catalogued), including interests in four horses entered in this weekend's Breeders' Cup. The catalogue includes: - A 50% ownership interest in impressive GIII Vosburgh Stakes winner and GI Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile contender Mufasa (Chi) (Practical Joke) (Hip 9). The interest is consigned by I. C. Racing, LLC, agent....

Flightline (Tapit--Feathered, by Indian Charlie) and Quality Road (Elusive Quality--Kobla, by Strawberry Road {Aus})) lead Lane's End Farm's stallion roster with the pair each standing for $150,000 for the 2025 season. Horse of the Year Flightline, who is represented by his first crop of weanlings this year, stood for the same amount in 2024, while Quality Road, who lists MGISW National Treasure among this season's standouts, stood for $200,000 this year. "The much-anticipated Flightline weanlings will be on display in the upcoming November sales, and we've already seen the international...

3rd-Keeneland, $99,588, Msw, 10-26, 2yo, f, 1 1/8mT, 1:50.66, fm, nose. EL JOURY (f, 2, Medaglia d'Oro--Up {Ire} {MGSW-Ire, G1SP-Fr, $379,468}, by Galileo {Ire}), who placed sixth on debut Aug. 19 at Ellis Park and sixth Sept. 11 at Kentucky Downs, both races going a mile, found her footing at third-asking with blinkers on for the first time here. Sent off a chilly 13-1 carrying the Shadwell colors for her 1 1/8-mile journey, the Brendan Walsh-trainee did not allow the pacesetter too far from her sight as she tracked that...

So it turns out that there are last days, too. It was axiomatic with Anthony Manganaro that every day in business should be treated like your first. "If it's the second day, you're falling behind," he would say. Because it was on your first day that you always asked: "What can we do different, what can we do better?" But this questing, vital force was extinguished in August 2023, at 79, and it has meanwhile been the melancholy duty of those he left behind to package up his Turf legacy....

Voila Magic, the 9-2 third choice in this inexperienced group, wanted the front but had to contend with Acknowledge (Authentic) early to his inside. The pair dueled past the half-mile pole in :46.03 and it was Voila Magic who went on with things, putting that rival away off the far turn and opening up on his wrong lead to cruise home ridden out 5 3/4 lengths in front of 2-1 favorite Ennis Town (Echo Town). Voila Magic is Volatile (by Violence)'s second 'TDN Rising Star', joining Saratoga maiden winner and...