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Dominant Flightline aims for 6-0 at Breeders’ Cup Classic

FILE - Trainer Todd Pletcher watches horses workout at Churchill Downs, May 3, 2022, in Louisville, Ky. Taiba is the 8-1 choice in the Breeders' Cup Classic horse race Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, for embattled Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, who makes his Kentucky return after serving a suspension this spring. Steve Asmussen hopes Epicenter provides his third Classic win, while Pletcher looks for his second with Life Is Good. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File) FILE - Trainer Bob Baffert waits for the Breeders' Cup horse races at Del Mar racetrack in Del Mar, Calif., Nov. 5, 2021. Taiba is the 8-1 choice in the Breeders' Cup Classic, Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, for embattled Hall of Fame trainer Baffert, who makes his Kentucky return after serving a suspension this spring. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File) FILE - Trainer Steve Asmussen looks on at Churchill Downs, May 3, 2019, in Louisville, Ky. Taiba is the 8-1 choice in the Breeders' Cup Classic horse race Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, for embattled Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, who makes his Kentucky return after serving a suspension this spring. Asmussen hopes Epicenter provides his third Classic win, while Todd Pletcher looks for his second with Life Is Good. (AP Photo/Gregory Payan, File) FILE - Kentucky Derby entrant Taiba works out at Churchill Downs, May 3, 2022, in Louisville, Ky. Taiba is the 8-1 choice in the Breeders' Cup Classic horse race Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, for embattled Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, who makes his Kentucky return after serving a suspension this spring. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File) FILE - Joel Rosario atop Epicenter participates in the 147th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, May 21, 2022, in Baltimore. Unbeaten Flightline is the 3-5 favorite for the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Keeneland, Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. Epicenter is the 5-1 second choice, with Life Is Good the 6-1 third choice. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File) FILE - Irad Ortiz Jr., riding Life is Good, crosses the finish line during the Pegasus World Cup dirt horse race Jan. 29, 2022, at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla. Unbeaten Flightline is the 3-5 favorite for the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Keeneland, Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. Epicenter is the 5-1 second choice, with Life Is Good the 6-1 third choice. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File) FILE - Trainer John Sadler, rear right, looks on as jockey Rafael Bejarano mounts a horse before a workout at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., April 27, 2010. Sadler-trained Flightline is the 3-5 favorite for the Breeders’ Cup Classic horse race at Keeneland, Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Garry Jones, File) FILE - Flightline, jockey Flavien Prat up, wins The Hill 'N' Dale Metropolitan horse race before the 154th running of the Belmont Stakes horse race, Saturday, June 11, 2022, at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. Undefeated Flightline and Rich Strike, upset winner of the Kentucky Derby, head a field of nine for the Breeders' Cup Classic. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
Dominant Flightline aims for 6-0 at Breeders’ Cup Classic