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Flat Out and jockey Junior Alvarado pull ahead to win the Suburban Handicap at Belmont Park in Elmont, NY.
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Flat Out wins the Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes (gr. 1) Jockey: Joel Rosario BELMONT PARK, Elmont, NY Purse: $1,000,000 Date: September 29, 2012 Class: Grade I TV: Age: 3YO&UP Race: 10 Distance: 1 1/4 miles Post Time: 5:46 PM ET
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Flat Out wins the Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes (gr. 1) Jockey: Joel Rosario BELMONT PARK, Elmont, NY Purse: $1,000,000 Date: September 29, 2012 Class: Grade I TV: Age: 3YO&UP Race: 10 Distance: 1 1/4 miles Post Time: 5:46 PM ET
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Art Preston leads his Jockey Club Gold Cup winner, Flat Out to the winner's circe.
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Flat Out on the track at Santa Anita on October 31, 2013. Photo By: Chad B. Harmon
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Flat Out on the track at Santa Anita Park on October 30, 2013. Photo By: Chad B. Harmon
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Caption: Flat Out Breeders' Cup horses and connections at Santa Anita near Acadia, California, preparing for Breeders' Cup raceways on Nov. 1 and Nov. 2, 2013. BCWorks01Jpegs_10_28_13 image177 Photo by Anne M. Eberhardt
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Caption: Flat Out Breeders' Cup horses and connections at Santa Anita near Acadia, California, preparing for Breeders' Cup raceways on Nov. 1 and Nov. 2, 2013. BCWorks01Jpegs_10_28_13 image179 Photo by Anne M. Eberhardt
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Flat Out with Junior Alvarado up win The 25th Running of The Cigar Mile (GI) at Aqueduct on November 30, 2013. Photo By: Chad B. Harmon
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Flat Out wins the 2013 Cigar Mile.
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Flat Out wins the 2013 Cigar Mile.
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Flat Out wins the 2013 Cigar Mile.
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Flat Out wins the 2013 Cigar Mile.
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Flat Out wins the 2013 Cigar Mile.
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Flat Out wins the 2013 Cigar Mile.
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Flat Out wins the 2013 Cigar Mile.
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Flat Out wins the 2013 Cigar Mile.
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Flat Out wins the 2013 Cigar Mile.
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Flat Out at Santa Anita for the Breeders' Cup.
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Flat Out preps for the Breeders' Cup.
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Flat Out - 2013 Breeders' Cup, October 29, 2013.
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Flat Out wins the 2013 Suburban.
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Flat Out wins the 2013 Suburban.
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Flat Out wins the 2013 Suburban.
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Flat Out wins the 2013 Suburban.
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Flat Out wins the 2013 Suburban.
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Flat Out wins the Westchester Stakes.
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Flat Out wins the Westchester Stakes.
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Flat Out wins the Westchester Stakes.
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Flat Out wins the Westchester Stakes.
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Flat Out wins the Westchester Stakes.
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Jockey Club Gold Cup winner Flat Out, settles in for a 3:30am flight Monday morning.
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Flat Out wins the 2012 Jockey Club Gold Cup.
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Flat Out wins the 2012 Jockey Club Gold Cup.
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Flat Out wins the 2012 Jockey Club Gold Cup.
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Flat Out wins the 2012 Jockey Club Gold Cup.
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Flat Out wins the 2012 Jockey Club Gold Cup.
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Flat Out wins the 2012 Jockey Club Gold Cup.
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Flat Out wins the 2012 Jockey Club Gold Cup.
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Flat Out wins the 2012 Jockey Club Gold Cup.
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Flat Out wins the 2012 Jockey Club Gold Cup.
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Flat Out wins the 2012 Jockey Club Gold Cup.
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Flat Out wins the 2012 Jockey Club Gold Cup.
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Flat Out, Churchill Downs October 29, 2011.
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Flat Out, Churchill Downs October 29, 2011.
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Flat Out works at Churchill Downs on October 15, 2011.
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Flat Out wins the 2011 Jockey Club Gold Cup.
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Flat Out wins the 2011 Jockey Club Gold Cup.
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Flat Out wins the 2011 Jockey Club Gold Cup.
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Flat Out wins the 2011 Jockey Club Gold Cup.
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Flat Out wins the 2011 Jockey Club Gold Cup.
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Flat Out wins the 2011 Jockey Club Gold Cup.
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Flat Out wins the 2011 Jockey Club Gold Cup.
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Flat Out wins the 2011 Jockey Club Gold Cup.
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Flat Out wins the 2011 Jockey Club Gold Cup.
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Flat Out wins the 2011 Suburban.
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Flat Out wins the 2011 Suburban.
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Flat Out wins the 2011 Suburban.
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Flat Out wins the 2011 Suburban.
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Flat Out wins the 2011 Suburban.
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Flat Out wins the 2011 Suburban.
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Flat Out wins the 2011 Suburban.
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Flat Out works at Churchill Downs on June 28, 2011.
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Awesome Gem, inside, and Flat Out duel in the Lone Star Handicap.
After a session topped by an Astrology filly bought by Mandy Pope's Whisper Hill Farm for $300,000, the Ocala Breeders' Sales' 2-year-olds in training sale ended June 14 with double-digit increases in average and median prices.
Spendthrift Farm stallion Flat Out is batting 1.000 in his young career in the breeding shed after his daughter, the aptly named Flat Drunk, became his first starter and first winner when she captured the first race on the card at Keeneland April 13.
When trainer Mark Casse signed the sale ticket for a Flat Out colt on behalf of John Oxley at the Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream 2-year-olds in training sale, the purchase price of $400,000 represented a profit of $310,000 for Q Bar J Thoroughbreds.
Into Mischief's fee rises, while Malibu Moon's drops
A colt from the first crop of grade I winner Flat Out was sold for $20,000 to top the Oct. 30 mixed sale conducted at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis by the Indiana Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association.
A trio of new marathons, two of them for fillies and mares, will offer horsemen and fans at Belmont Park an exclusive opportunity to experience some of the longest stakes races available in American racing.
Spendthrift Farm's Flat Out, the three-time grade I stakes winner of $3,645,383, sired his first reported foal Jan. 2 when a dark bay or brown filly was born at Six Gables Farm in Tottenham, Ontario, Canada.
While the Metropolitan Handicap (gr. I) gets the most buzz from the 'best milers make the best sires' adage, the Cigar Mile (gr. I) coming up on Nov. 29 has also produced its fair share of top stallions.
Images from Open Houses at Kentucky Farms in 2014. View Slideshow
Recently retired three-time grade I winner Flat Out will enter stud for 2014 at B. Wayne Hughes' Spendthrift Farm in Lexington. He will participate in Spendthrift's Share The Upside program and stand for a fee of $10,000.
Three-time grade I winner Flat Out has been retired, owner Art Preston confirmed. Stallion plans are pending.
Photos from Aqueduct, Churchill Downs, Hollywood Park, Japan, Hawthorne, Zia Park and more. view slideshow
Evan Hammonds reviews Honor Code, Flat Out, and Will Take Charge vs. Game On Dude. Watch recaps of the Clark Handicap, Cigar Mile, and Remsen Stakes. watch video
Evan Hammonds reviews Honor Code, Flat Out, and Will Take Charge vs. Game On Dude. Watch recaps of the Clark Handicap, Cigar Mile, and Remsen Stakes.
Preston Stables' hard-knocking Flat Out took the overland route to victory Nov. 30 in the Cigar Mile (gr. I), a race worth $753,000 due to the winner's previous grade I-winning status.
Top female sprinter Groupie Doll nearly won the Cigar Mile (gr. I) a year ago. Now she's back with a new slate of rivals to contend with, including grade I winners Goldencents and Verrazano.
Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (gr. I) winner Goldencents has been assigned 120 pounds and is the high weight among the nine expected starters for the Nov. 30 $500,000 Cigar Mile Handicap (gr. I) at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Steve shares his picks for Saturday's Breeders' Cup races. read blog
Bill Mott returns to the Breeders' Cup Classic with 6-year-old Ron the Greek and 7-year-old Flat Out. read blog
So, all the post positions are in, all the works are done, and all the Classic horses are here. Now, good luck trying to figure out how the race is going to be run and who is going to win. read blog
Game On Dude, making his third start in the Classic, is the morning line favorite.
The best of the best will be on display at Santa Anita Park Nov. 1-2, with the leading trainers in the United States and Europe pre-entering a star-studded array of talent for the Breeders' Cup World Championships.
Bob Baffert, Todd Pletcher, and Bill Mott each will saddle two horses in the Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) Nov. 2 at Santa Anita Park, with Baffert sending out likely favorite Game On Dude.
Led by champion Royal Delta and Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) contender Ron the Greek, horses conditioned by Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott got in their Belmont Park works Oct. 19 in advance of the Nov. 1-2 Breeders' Cup.
The first three finishers in the Jockey Club Gold Cup (gr. I) are headed for a rematch in the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) at Santa Anita Park, their trainers indicated on the morning of Sept. 29.
Ron the Greek picked a perfect time to snap out of a lengthy slump when he demolished the field in the $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup (gr. I) in a 21-1 upset Sept. 28 at Belmont Park.
Tom LaMarra and Frank Angst handicap the loaded field of the Jockey Club Gold Cup. Will Flat Out win for a third time? watch video
Tom LaMarra and Frank Angst handicap the loaded field of the Jockey Club Gold Cup. Will Flat Out win for a third time?
Lenny and Steve discuss the Jockey Club Gold Cup, the Beldame matchup of Royal Delta and Princess of Sylmar, new Breeders' Cup races, and more. Sponsored by Darby Dan Farm. Watch Video
Seven-year-old faces Cross Traffic and star 3-year-olds Orb and Palace Malice in $1 million event at 1 1/4 miles Sept. 28 at Belmont Park.
A companion to the 'Art In Motion' feature in the September 28 issue of The Blood-Horse, this slideshow provides a look at the career of owner Art Preston. View Slideshow
As so often is the case as summer turns to fall, Racing Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott has a stable of Thoroughbreds moving in the right direction.
Godolphin Stables' Alpha sprung a wire-to-wire upset in the $735,000 Woodward Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga Race Course Aug. 31, winning for the first time since he took the 2012 Travers Stakes (gr. I) in a dead heat.
Tom LaMarra and Claire Novak preview the Woodward Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga. Watch Video
Successful Dan and Paynter, two horses who have overcome great physical difficulties to continue their racing careers, head a strong edition of the $750,000 Woodward Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga Race Course Aug. 31.
Two contenders for the $750,000 Woodward Stakes (gr. I), Flat Out and Fort Larned, went through their final paces in preparation for the 1 1/8-mile race at Saratoga Race Course Aug. 31.
Orb, winner of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), turned in a sharp half-mile work in a bullet :47.68 Aug. 19 in preparation for the Aug. 24 Travers Stakes (gr. I), the fastest of 28 works at the distance.
Lenny and Steve discuss Flat Out, Game On Dude, field sizes, Kayla Stra, and talk to trainer Eric Guillot about his horse Moreno, impressive winner of the Dwyer. Sponsored by Darby Dan Farm. Watch Video
Nearly unbeatable at Belmont Park, Flat Out collected his fifth win from six starts at the New York oval while finishing much the best for his second victory in the $350,000 Suburban Handicap (gr. II) July 6.
Last Gunfighter has won six in a row, including the Pimlico Special (gr. III) last time out. On July 6 he looks to make it seven when he takes on a compact field including multi-millionare Flat Out.
Godolphin Racing's Alpha, who dead-heated for first in last year's Travers Stakes (gr. I), is set to make his next start July 6 in the $350,000 Suburban Handicap (gr. II) at Belmont Park.
Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 258 selected yearlings for The July Sale, which will be held in Lexington July 15. The 2013 catalog may now be viewed at Fasig-Tipton's website and will be available from the company's offices.
Sahara Sky, invading from Southern California for trainer Jerry Hollendorfer, needed every inch of the long Belmont Park stretch run to catch pacesetting Cross Traffic in a heart-pounding finish to the Metropolitan Handicap.
The Met Mile (gr. I) at Belmont Park traditionally has been one of the most prestigious races in the country, and all you have to do is go down this year's list of entries to understand why.
Two-time Jockey Club Gold Cup (gr. I) winner Flat Out reaffirmed his affinity for the Belmont Park surface April 27, winning the $150,000 Westchester Stakes (gr. III) by a hard-fought head.
Some prominent names -- including Flat Out and Pants On Fire -- are set to clash in the April 27 Westchester Stakes (gr. III) at Belmont Park.
Game On Dude, second in the Charles Town Classic (gr. II) in 2011, is among the 52 nominees for and an expected entrant in this year's $1.5 million race at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races April 20.
A power-packed field will assemble for the $400,000 New Orleans Handicap (gr. II) March 30 at Fair Grounds. In the lineup are Graydar, Bourbon Courage, Flat Out, and Mark Valeski.
Tom LaMarra and Pete Denk handicap the loaded Donn Handicap field. watch video
Grade I winners, at ages 8 and 9, respectively, face talented field at Gulfstream.
| Trainer | William I. Mott |
|---|---|
| Jockey | Junior Alvarado |
| Owner | Preston Stables LLC |
| Breeder | Nikolaus Bock |
| Flat Out View Five-Cross Pedigree | Flatter | A.P. Indy |
| Praise | ||
| Cresta Lil | Cresta Rider | |
| Rugosa |
| Sale / Hip | Type | Buyer | Consignor | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OBSOCT2006 Hip 933 |
Weanling | Picturesque Farm | Thoroughstock, agent | $11,000 |
| FTKJUL2007 Hip 283 |
Yearling | Oxbow Racing | Bluewater Sales, agent | $85,000 |
| Arrogate |
| Songbird |
| Princess Victoria |
| Irap |
| Tapwrit |
| Accelerate |
| Always Dreaming |
| Cool Catomine |
| Abel Tasman |
| Shaman Ghost |
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