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How does Flightline compare with Secretariat?
Raceday editor Ron Wood analyses Saturday's stunning Pacific Classic display
Flightline: US star demolished the field by 19 lengths to win the Pacific Classic at Del MarCredit: Benoit Photo
Flightline had already shown himself exceptionally good at up to a mile around just one turn.
The American superstar won his first four starts including two Grade 1s, most recently the Met Mile at Belmont in June.
Yet in the Pacific Classic on Saturday, the signature race of Del Mar's Summer Meet, he proved even better over a 1m2f two-turn test, maintaining his unbeaten record with one of the great performances by a racehorse.
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Ron WoodRaceday Editor
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