Keeneland Championship Sale to Offer Flightline Share

Keeneland has cataloged a stallion share in Horse of the Year and sire Flightline  , whose first foals are weanlings of 2024, for the inaugural Keeneland Championship Sale, to be held Oct. 30 in the paddock at Del Mar, site of the Breeders' Cup World Championships Nov. 1-2.

The share is offered by an original owner of Flightline who retains multiple shares in the stallion and wishes to support the inaugural Championship Sale with this unique opportunity.

Flightline sparked worldwide attention in 2022 with dominant wins in three major stakes: the Metropolitan Handicap (G1) by six lengths; the Pacific Classic Stakes (G1) by 19 1/4 lengths; and the $5.34 million Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) at Keeneland by 8 1/4 lengths. 

The colt's legendary accomplishments earned Eclipse Awards as Horse of the Year and champion older male of 2022. He was undefeated in six starts over two seasons of racing, with earnings of more than $4.5 million. 

A son of leading sire Tapit  , Flightline retired to Lane's End Farm near Versailles, Ky., with the same global fanfare that surrounded his racing career. On Day 1 of the 2022 Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale, just days after his romp in the Breeders' Cup Classic, a 2.5% ownership interest in Flightline sold for $4.6 million. 

Flightline continues to create excitement at stud, breeding a full book of 152 mares in each of his first two seasons (2023 and 2024). 

In 2023, Flightline's book included more than 50 grade 1-winning or grade 1-producing mares. In 2023 he had the highest covering-sire average for a first-year stallion in the last 15 years: $1,074,231 for 13 sold with a top price of $3 million. 

Flightline's Comparable Index of 6.98 led all stallions by 2.36. His Class Performance Index of 7.41 led all first-year stallions by 2.31 and ranked third overall in 2023.

In 2024, Flightline's first crop of weanlings sold in Japan for an average of $974,058. His two top-priced weanlings each brought $1,305,652. Six weanlings by Flightline are cataloged to Keeneland's upcoming November Breeding Stock Sale.  

"Offering this share in Flightline in Keeneland's Championship Sale gives breeders a truly special chance to invest in one of the most exciting young stallions in our industry," said Bill Farish of Lane's End Farm. "The class and quality he possesses is readily evident in his progeny—Flightline is represented by an outstanding first crop of foals which have already received tremendous support in the commercial market abroad, with a top selection of weanlings cataloged to sell in November. Now, Keeneland provides buyers the option to invest in him from every possible angle." 

"Flightline's brilliance on the racetrack made him a global superstar, and now fans around the world are excited by his offspring coming of age," Keeneland vice president of sales Tony Lacy said. "Keeneland is honored to offer this uniquely special opportunity to purchase a share in Flightline at the Championship Sale."