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Flightline is remarkably good, and if he ran a few more races like the Pacific Classic, I would say he's a great horse. However, when Arrogate won the Travers, he won by over 14 lengths and ran a 124 Beyer, a fairly comparable effort to Flightline the other day. When he made his next start, he ran a terrific race to win narrowly, and run a similar figure. But, he didn't have the same "wow" factor as the competition got significantly tougher. There may well not be a California Chrome in this year's BC, but there will be a much more talented speed horse ( assuming Life is Good runs ) than Flightline just faced, who also has the stamina to at least be a nuisance until midstretch, and a rapidly improving 3YO who suits the race tactically. I'm not knocking Flightline, and think he will prove VERY hard to beat in the Classic, but blowout wins over overmatched rivals sometimes makes people go a bit overboard.
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