Flit (horse)

Flit (foaled 4 October 2016) is a Group 1 winning Australian thoroughbred racehorse.

Flit
Racing silks of Godolphin
SireMedaglia d'Oro
GrandsireEl Prado
DamGlissade
DamsireRedoute's Choice
SexFilly
Foaled4 October 2016
CountryAustralia
ColourBay
BreederGodolphin
OwnerGodolphin
TrainerJames Cummings
Record12: 3–4–1
EarningsA$ 1,220,040 [1]
Major wins
Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes (2019)
The Thousand Guineas (2019)
Light Fingers Stakes (2020)

Background

Flit was born and raised at Darley’s Northwood Park property in Seymour, Victoria. She is sired by Champion stallion Medaglia d'Oro and is out of a Redoute's Choice mare named Glissade, who was Stakes placed as a 2 year old.[2]

Racing career

2018/19: two-year-old season

Flit finished third at her first ever start in an 1100 metre maiden at Bendigo. A month later she was successful in the Group 3 Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes, where she finished a Dead heat winner.[3]

2019/20 three-year-old season

After running placings in the Percy Sykes Stakes and the Silver Shadow Stakes, Flit started the 11/8 favourite in the Group 1 Thousand Guineas at Caulfield Racecourse. Ridden by Hugh Bowman she won by the barest possible margin of a nose.[4]

Resuming from a three month spell, Flit was successful in the Light Fingers Stakes at the odds of 10/1. She defeated fellow Godolphin runners Lyre and Kiamichi to trifecta the race for the stable.[5]

After unplaced runs in the Surround Stakes and All Star Mile, Flit finished second in the Arrowfield 3YO Sprint beaten by a nose margin.[6]

2020/21 four-year-old season

Flit returned to racing after a four month break on 8 August in the Missile Stakes at Rosehill. After looming up in the straight she was beaten 1 1/2 lengths into second place.[7]

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References
  1. "Flit Horse Profile". racingaustralia.horse. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  2. "Godolphin horse Flit". godolphin.com. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  3. "Ready to Flit with a maiden breaking dad heat". tbv.com.au. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  4. "Flit wins Group 1 Thousand Guineas". horsebetting.com.au. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  5. "Flit fires as Godolphin trifecta the Light Fingers". racenet.com.au. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  6. "Group two win for Splintex in Arrowfield". 7news.com.au. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  7. "Eduardo rockets to Missile Stakes win". punters.com.au. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
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