DEL MAR, Calif. -- The major works for Flightline in preparation for the $1 million Pacific Classic on Sept. 3 were completed the two previous weeks, but Flightline still put on a show Saturday morning at Del Mar when he went through his final drill, in which he worked fast while not appearing to exert any effort whatsoever. Flightline was one of six horses nominated to the Pacific Classic who worked Saturday morning before 8 a.m. Pacific. Nine are nominated to the race. Flightline, working per usual right after the first renovation break, and with Juan Leyva -- the former jockey who is the top assistant to trainer John Sadler -- aboard, was in a high lope as he breezed under the wire in 59.60 seconds for five furlongs, then went out an additional furlong in 12.20 seconds before easing up after seven furlongs in 1:27. :: Get Del Mar Clocker Reports straight from the morning workouts at the track. Available every race day. Flightline broke off at the five-furlong pole and went off easy, with an opening furlong in 12.80 seconds, and then it was like watching a boulder roll down a hill as he clicked off fractions of 24.60 and 36.40, meaning he came through the final quarter-mile of the work in 23.20 as if it was nothing. "Nice drill, wanted him to go easy," Sadler said. "I liked the way he went off, nice and settled. We didn't want to stress him too much. He's already done his major work. Just want to keep him in a rhythm." Flightline will be trying 1 1/4 miles and two turns for the first time in the Pacific Classic, a Grade 1 race that is the signature event of this meeting. Flightline has not raced since his tour de force in the Met Mile, which brought his record to 4 for 4. Two of his expected rivals in the Pacific Classic worked soon after Flightline, with his primary competition Dubai World Cup winner Country Grammer going five furlongs in 1:00 while in company for trainer Bob Baffert, who acknowledged the tall task at hand in a week in facing Fllghtline. "If the race was a mile and a half, I think I can beat him," Baffert said. Stilleto Boy, trained by Ed Moger, also worked five furlongs, also in company, and also was given a time of 1:00 for five furlongs. Later in the morning, after the second renovation break, Baffert worked the 3-year-old Taiba in company, and he came under the wire in 1:00 for five furlongs before going down to the seven-furlong pole in 1:12 for six furlongs. "He went nice for him," Baffert said of the Santa Anita Derby winner, who is often an indifferent work horse. "He's been working well down here." That said, Baffert said he nominated Taiba to the Pacific Classic "in case the race takes a tremendous turn." He said the most likely next spot for Taiba is the Pennsylvania Derby on Sept. 24 at Parx, but said logistics need to be worked out. :: DRF's Del Mar headquarters – Stakes schedule, previews, recaps, past performances, and more Another option, Baffert said, would be to run Taiba in the Shared Belief, restricted to 3-year-olds, here next Saturday as a prep to the Awesome Again, run at Santa Anita in October. "I'm trying to figure out how to get him to the Breeders' Cup Classic the best way," Baffert said. Country Grammer and Taiba have overlapping ownership, with Amr Zedan a co-owner of Country Grammer and the sole owner of Taiba. Also after the second break, Express Train, trained by John Shirreffs, worked five furlongs by himself in 1:00, and Extra Hope, trained by Richard Mandella, went five furlongs in company in 59.60 seconds. Both are pointing to the Pacific Classic.