Flightline gets first mare in foal

Unbeaten Horse of the Year Flightline had his first mare confirmed in foal this week.

Lane’s End Farm, which stands the son of Tapit for a syndicate, reported that Lady Scarlet is in foal to Flightline. The daughter of Union Rags won four of 12 starts, including the Grade 3 Miss Preakness Stakes at Pimlico and the Cicada Stakes at Aqueduct.

Lady Scarlet was a $200,000 purchase by Glendalough at Dromoland out of the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale and was retired to broodmare duty this season at age 4.

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Lady Scarlet is one of a plethora of graded stakes winners or producers in the first book for Flightline, who is standing for an advertised fee of $200,000. Other mares booked to Flightline, who is expected to cover about 150 mares, include Littleprincessemma, the dam of Triple Crown winner American Pharoah; champion Shamrock Rose; the dams of champions Essential Quality, Forte, and Midnight Bisou; and Grade 1 winners Bell’s the One, Juju’s Map, Paulassilverlining, and Obligatory.

Other debuting stallions who have already had their first mares in foal reported include Breeders’ Cup Sprint winner Aloha West (Mill Ridge Farm), and Grade 1 winners Drain the Clock (Gainesway) and Olympiad (Gainesway).

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