Struck by genetic-gods the 2022 Eclipse Horse of the Year and Champion Older Dirt Male 2022 Longines World’s Best Racehorse Flightline (Tapit) profile places amongst 11x’s Blenheim (**Blandford).

Flightline’s physical and mental traits are described as tremendous bone and hip with intelligent eye and presence. A stud fee USD$150k, his progeny are commanding attention – top priced colt (below) out of a More Than Ready mare, Selflessly. ref> https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/286173/flightlines-first-yearlings-on-display-at-f-t-saratoga.

What prospective buyers seek are signs of the traits that Flightline demonstrated effortlessly on the track: a strong blend of speed and stamina. ref, https://www.americasbestracing.net/lifestyle/2025-flightlines-first-fleet-yearlings-sensational-horse-the-year-enter-the-market

The first Flightline yearling through the ring sells for the equivalent of $1.3m at the JRHA Select Sale to Susumu Fujita. The colt from Northern Farm is out of G2 winner Selflessly (More Than Ready). pic.twitter.com/BszteUV6M4

— Emma Berry (@CollingsBerry) July 14, 2025

**Flightline took 11x’s Blenheim (Blandford). https://www.thoroughbredracing.com/articles/3217/unfashionable-unsound-and-lacking-virility-yet-young-stallion-became-sensation-stud/ (+) Simple, Complex & Remarkable- continues to the Blandford line

Of Blandford deep veins implies a noteworthy connection to the multiple G1 winner at three years old, Journalism; his exceptional quality is indicative of inherent capability, which translates into his spectacular performance data.

The Gmax data for Journalism in the Preakness is pretty incredible. He ran his final furlong (12.30) over a second faster than his penultimate furlong (13.44) with all that trouble.

Similarly mind-boggling stride length data at that point, going from 23 feet to 25+ feet. pic.twitter.com/xCec1VWD8v

— David Aragona (@HorseToWatch) May 18, 2025

What a horse. What a race. WOW.

Thundering down the stretch, JOURNALISM (Curlin) gives it his all to win the GI @NYRABets Haskell Stakes at @MonmouthPark! 👏 pic.twitter.com/ZvRR4XVDAF

— TDN (@theTDN) July 19, 2025

https://www.pedigreequery.com/journalism6

3×5 Deputy Minister > 4×3 Bounty Lawless (f.f. 23-b) ➡️2 haplotype branches @ either I2a, M1a.

Deep Profile

Journalism’s distaff/9th dam Silver Blue is by the Blandford son Blue Skies (FR). Raja Baba carries 3x Blandford – Blenheim, Umidwar, Badruddin (Blandford sons) to 16x Nasrullah (Mahmoud by Blenheim). There is also via In Excess / Uncle Mo >>4x Blandford (Blenheim, Bahram, Udapair) akin also to @ Flightline > Indian Charlie/In Excess. His sire Curlin, carries 6x Blandford through Blenheim & Windsor Lad.

Flightline’s 7th dam is by Whirlaway from Blenheim.

I don’t think ever seen a thoroughbred move like Journalism

Having spent my life riding/breeding dressage horses you dream of finding one with this cadence, rhythm, balance and hind leg power

Regardless of what happens Saturday i’m convinced this is the best horse in America pic.twitter.com/ugdaI0VDDp

— Hannah Piñero Paz (@holybulll) April 29, 2025

Blandford, female family 3 distinguishes Herod’s branch of the Byerley Turk seemed to have a remarkable affinity for mares from the L2b1a haplotype, https://www.truenicks.com/articles/241170/galopin-new-research-and-an-answer-to-an-old-question

🔍 Qualitative Impact

• Traits associated with Blandford’s lines:
  • Strong hip + gaskin development (biomechanically linked to stride efficiency)
  • Late maturity but extended career longevity
  • Consistent transmission of sireline traits via sons

Approximate coefficient of ancestry from Blandford: ~2–3% based on pathway clustering, low enough to avoid load, high enough to preserve influence

Bedouin saying…A ‘Living’ Sire Line & the skeleton travels.