Grade 1 · Keeneland · Saturday, November 5, 2022
2022 Breeders' Cup Classic Results
Flightline won the 2022 Breeders' Cup Classic at Keeneland on November 5, 2022, ridden by Flavien Prat for trainer John Sadler.
2022 Breeders' Cup Classic winner
Flightline
- Jockey
- Flavien Prat
- Trainer
- John Sadler
- Odds at post
- 0.44-1
- Winning margin
- 8 1/4 lengths
- Final time
- 2:00.05
- Distance
- 1 1/4 Miles · Dirt
How the 2022 Breeders' Cup Classic was won
Flightline won by 8 1/4 lengths in 2:00.05. Flightline went off at 0.44-1.
Flavien Prat rode Flightline for trainer John Sadler. Flavien Prat also won the Breeders' Cup Classic in 2024. John Sadler also trained the winner in 2018.
Flightline came into it having won the 2022 Met Mile and the 2022 Pacific Classic.
Flightline was the post-time favorite. Flightline won by a record 8 1/4 lengths.
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Previous Breeders' Cup Classic winners
- 2021Knicks GoJoel Rosario · Brad Cox
- 2020AuthenticJohn Velazquez · Bob Baffert
- 2019Vino RossoIrad Ortiz Jr. · Todd Pletcher
- 2018AccelerateJoel Rosario · John Sadler
- 2017Gun RunnerFlorent Geroux · Steve Asmussen
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Results from public race records (source), checked October 2026. For entertainment purposes only.