By Jessica Martini
Bloodstock agent Pedro Lanz, bidding on behalf of the Saudi-based KAS Stable, went to $2.1 million to acquire a colt from the first crop of champion Flightline (hip 54) from the Sequel consignment. Bred by Chester Broman, the chestnut colt is out of GI Breeders' Cup F/M Sprint winner Bar of Gold (Medaglia d'Oro) and is a half-brother to graded winner Coinage (Tapit).
“This horse is going to race here in the United States,” Lanz said after signing the ticket on the colt. “I don't know who is going to train him yet. We were waiting to secure the horse first before we decided.”
Of his impressions of the colt, Lanz added, “The first time I saw him was in a video of him breezing on dirt that Sequel posted on X. He is a very nice mover. He is a beautiful, balanced horse with a good hip and shoulder and a nice walk. He is out of a Breeders' Cup champion mare. And then there is all the hype with Flightline. I think the hype is real.”
The hype around Flightline reached a fevered pitch last month at the OBS Spring sale when a colt from the champion's first crop sold for $10.5 million to Amr Zedan and has now been named Zedan in honor of the owner's father.
“Everyone is excited about them,” Lanz said of the Flightlines. “The comments we are hearing from Japan are great and then you see the amazing Zedan in April. So I knew this horse was going to bring a lot of money.”
The works at last week's under-tack preview were untimed by the sales company, but Lanz said he saw enough from the colt on the track in Timonium to be confident in his bidding.
“He galloped into the turn on his left lead and then immediately changed leads perfectly,” he said. “I don't care about the time, but I was clocking. The horse went in :35 4/5, which is a very nice three-furlong breeze for a 2-year-old.”
While he accepted congratulations on the purchase, Lanz admitted, “I celebrate this, but the real celebration is when they can win races at the track.”
Hip 54 c. FLIGHTLINE o/o G1SW Bar of Gold sells for $2,100,000 to Pedro Lanz, agent for KAS Stables, from the consignment of Sequel, agent for Chester Broman, at the Midlantic May 2YO Sale. Congrats to the connections! @2yovar @sequelnewyork @LanesEndFarms pic.twitter.com/CdQVAeQjbm
— Fasig-Tipton (@FasigTiptonCo) May 18, 2026
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