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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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.
‘Hats and Halters’ Fundraiser to Benefit Horse Racing Charities
Racing fans will have the unique opportunity to bid on and acquire halters and hats of this year’s Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic entrants during “Hats and Halters,” an online auction fundraiser that opens Oct. 25 and runs through Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. ET.
A Half-Dozen Fun Facts About Unbeaten Racehorse Flightline’s Personality
Flightline enters the Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic Nov. 5 at Keeneland with an unblemished record intact having won his five career starts by a combined margin of 62 ¾ lengths. The closest any competitor has come to Flightline at the finish line is six lengths.
