Flight (1940–1953) was an Australian Thoroughbred racemare that was the highest stakes winning mare in Australasia.
Her courageous efforts made her a crowd favourite during the post-World War II era and she had victories over some of the great horses of the time including Shannon, Bernborough, Royal Gem and Russia.
She was a bay daughter of Royal Step; her dam was the unplaced mare, Lambent (NZ) by Tractor (GB).
A half-sister to Flight, Sparkle (NZ) by Colonel Cygnus (GB), won the 1940 Dunedin Cup.
She was purchased at the 1942 Sydney yearling sales by Brian Crowley (a future chairman of the AJC) for 60 guineas.
Carrying 8 stone 10 pounds (55 kg) she was defeated by a length by Nightbeam (7.2) in the AJC Metropolitan Handicap, and was narrowly beaten by Katanga in both A.J.C.
In the Craven Plate Flight defeated Shannon and Russia; carrying the top weight she won the A.J.C.
Chipping Norton Stakes, Bernborough relegated Flight into second place, by a head, with Russia a distant third 10 lengths away.
Flight had two starts in Brisbane, finishing unplaced in the Doomben Ten Thousand and second to Tea Cake in the Q.T.C.
Retired to stud as Australia’s highest stakes winning mare she produced only five foals before her death in September 1953, due to an internal haemorrhage.
His full-brother Sky High won the 1960 Golden Slipper Stakes and VRC Derby.