Brilliant colt Flightline has been retired to Lane’s End Farm.
On Nov. 6, the day after winning the Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) at Keeneland, his connections announced his widely anticipated retirement to Lane’s End Farm in Versailles, Ky., where he will enter stud next year. His stud fee will be announced at a later date.
The highly rated 4-year-old son of Tapit  retires unbeaten in six starts with earnings of more than $4.5 million. In addition to winning the Breeders’ Cup Classic under regular rider Flavien Prat, he also decisively took the TVG Pacific Classic Stakes (G1), Hill ‘n’ Dale Metropolitan Handicap (G1), the 2021 Runhappy Malibu Stakes (G1), and an allowance optional claimer and maiden race last year.
Flightline is out of Jane Lyon’s Feathered , a daughter of Indian Charlie who won the Edgewood Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs and finished second in both the American Oaks (G1) and Starlet Stakes (G1) and third in the Frizette Stakes (G1). She is from a strong Phipps family, the third dam being the Matron Stakes (G1) and Acorn Stakes (G1) winner Finder’s Fee, and the fourth dam the grade 1-winning and multiple grade 1-placed Fantastic Find.