Flit (foaled 4 October 2016) is a

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winning

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n thoroughbred racehorse.

Background

Flit was born and raised at Darley's Northwood Park property in Seymour, Victoria. She is sired by Champion stallion

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and is out of a

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mare named Glissade, who was Stakes placed as a 2 year old.

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

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Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes, where she finished a

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winner.

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

Thousand Guineas at

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. Ridden by

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she won by the barest possible margin of a nose. Resuming from a three-month spell, Flit was successful in the

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at the odds of 10/1. She defeated fellow Godolphin runners

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and Kiamichi to trifecta the race for the stable. After unplaced runs in the

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and All Star Mile, Flit finished second in the Arrowfield 3YO Sprint beaten by a nose margin.

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. Flit would then have two unplaced runs in the

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and Sheraco Stakes before contesting the Silver Eagle at Randwick on the 10 October 2020. Flit settled in the back half of the field before finishing with a strong run to pass Alligator Blood and win by half a length. Flit had her final race prior to becoming a broodmare when finishing unplaced behind

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in the 2021

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Pedigree

References

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