Flight Of Fancy, Half To Flightline, Breaks Her Maiden At Tampa

8th-Tampa Bay Downs, $32,000, Msw, 1-24, 3yo, f, 1m 40y, 1:40.67, ft, 1 1/4 lengths.
FLIGHT OF FANCY (f, 3, Into Mischief–Feathered {GSW & MGISP, $577,474}, by Indian Charlie), the half-sister to 'TDN Rising Star' Flightline (Tapit), Horse Of The Year, Ch. Older Dirt Male, MGISW, $4,514,800, broke her maiden second time out at Tampa Bay Downs Friday, holding off gutsy Klaravich Stables first-time starter Holding Company (Curlin). A Summer Wind Equine homebred, the 3-year-old filly was second on debut going six furlongs at Tampa Dec. 7. Stretched out to just over the mile Friday, the 9-5 favorite kept just off the pacesetter in a joint second with Holding Company through a half in :48.48. The pair split pacesetter Cottage Garden (Frosted) at the quarter pole in a joint move with Flight of Fancy keeping the momentum up widest of the three and staying safely clear of her rival to check in 1 1/4-lengths ahead. Summer Wind went to $2.35m to purchase GSW/MGISP Feathered at KEENOV in 2016 while she was in foal to War Front and, just one foal later, the Indian Charlie mare produced the sensational Lane's End stallion Flightline. Her now 4-year-old Curlin colt, Eagles Flight, was named a 'TDN Rising Star' in his own debut last year. Barren back to Tapit in 2023, she foaled a full-brother to Flightline last year and is due back once again to Tapit this season. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $25,600. Click for the Equibase.com echart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O/B-Summer Wind Equine LLC (KY); T-William I. Mott.

Flightline's half-sister #5 FLIGHT OF FANCY ($5.80) soars to victory in the 8th race at @TampaBayDownsFL.

The three-year-old filly by @SpendthriftFarm's Into Mischief broke her maiden for trainer Bill Mott and owner/breeder @MoreSummerWind. @jockeydcenteno was in the irons. pic.twitter.com/50zipNN7ga

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