David Ingordo and the Art of Uncovering Racehorse Gems Like Zenyatta and Flightline

Bloodstock agent David Ingordo’s extraordinary success stems from his imagination, the ability to see beyond what is in a young Thoroughbred and project what might be. “It’s like looking at LeBron James when he was in high school, maybe even junior high,” said Ingordo.

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Where to Watch/Listen: Breeders’ Cup Week 2022

After months of buildup, the 2022 Breeders’ Cup World Championships is just around the corner, and the upcoming week ahead promises to be full of excitement as the best racehorses in North America (and several others coming in from overseas) prepare for the two-day event Nov. 4-5 at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Ky.

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From Flightline to Heartline

The mist fell in soft sheets from a black hole of a sky, and the atmosphere was more befitting the Scottish Highlands than the San Gabriel foothills. It was 5:45 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 15, the morning of Flightline’s penultimate workout at Santa Anita Park. I had arrived extra-early, to insure a good vantage point at the rail bordering the ¼-mile chute, the area where the horses enter the racetrack from the barns.

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