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I think its a fairly reasonable assumption that if life is good went slower he’d have won by even further
Always considered STS the GOAT, as you never knew how much was left in the tank, but after that surely Flightline is the best ever
“ I wish they’d run him next year, put him in some real handicaps, give him a real season of racing rather than sitting in the barn.”
Money talks.
Mightily impressive is an understatement however, 6 races is far too small a sample size for some of the accolades people are giving him.
It is fascinating to me that the American reaction to Flightline’s win, and to his career in general, has been a collective sigh, while fans in Europe and the UK at least on social media seem to be heralding him as the greatest of all time. Are there different expectations? I know the idea of a brief but brilliant career has been common for great horses overseas for some time now but it is a new and unsettling thing for us. Maybe it’s because our heritage is in harness racing, before TB racing was the big deal it was the trotters and pacers who had the spotlight in the early 20th century and they raced. And they continue to race even with the spotlight off. There’s a Standardbred pacer right now named Bulldog Hanover who’s the equivalent of Flightline for harness racing, he’s the absolute fastest there has ever been with several records to his name, he’s made 16 starts in 2022 and has 2 more before his year is done. You can’t directly compare the breeds and I don’t expect any Thoroughbred to run that much but even a few more starts in some real handicaps would be better. Flightline’s win feels hollow to me, that’s all.
Mark Johnson talking ****.
Flightline doesn’t have to run more races or run on turf. He’s already demonstrated his superiority.
And it isn’t the horse’s fault that he wasn’t ready for the classics.
I agree Miss Woodward. There’s more to being a great racehorse than just being fast. Maybe having a horse injured in the race hasn’t helped. And he’s obviously got his fragilities. I think I need time to take it all in.
Yes, like Flightline’s owners are going to run him on Turf because someone who has trained the occasional decent horse but mostly trained handicappers says they should.
CAS- I’m talking about Mark Johnson the ITV commentator, not Mark Johnston the trainer.
The media – and too many of the public – are never happy until they break their “heroes.”
Race him next year, race him on another surface, over another trip, in fact, why not race him against a CAR?
Idiots all of them.
Two incredible performances have earned this great horse his place at stud.
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It's the "Millwall FC" of Point broadcasts: "No One Likes Us - We Don't Care"It has been a long day.
Even more surprising coming from him. Hasn’t he commentated in America? When do the best dirt horses run on turf?
Mark Johnson thinks Flightline should have run in the classics.
I think Mark Johnson should have eaten fewer pies.
You can’t turn back the clock.
That was sublime, after going that pace, what more could anyone want. That performance was truly once in a lifetime, as was his previous race – if that’s possible as it sounds contradictory. You don’t get any better than that – for me they have to be two of the most impressive performances of all time, he really is the greatest.
Overall I think that was the most enjoyable Breeders Cup for a long time. A lot of British and Irish wins and culminating in a great performance from Flightline.
I think the meeting works better from a European perspective when it is on the eastern side of America. Keeneland looks like a really classy track.
Good to see horses stretching out and enjoying a fast turf course. I wonder if it will catch on over here?
Sorry to say it but it also shows up the Ascot Champions Day as the failure it is. The racing there was nowhere near as good as this meeting or Arc weekend.
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