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AIR FORCE BLUE
Dark Bay or Brown Colt; foaled 2013
Northern Dancer
Pas de Nom
Rubiano
Lara's Star
Wavering Monarch
Carlotta Maria
Seeking the Gold
Starlet Storm
Danzig ..............................
Starry Dreamer..................
Maria's Mon ....................
Circle of Gold....................
War Front..........................
Chatham ..........................
(2004)
AIR FORCE BLUE
By WAR FRONT
(2002). Black-type winner of $424,205, Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Breeders' Cup H.
[G2]
(SAR, $124,920), etc. Among the leading sires,
sire of 7 crops of racing age, 483 foals, 363 starters, 53 black-type win-
ners, 254 winners of 690 races and earning $36,608,732, 2 champions,
including Lines of Battle
[G1]
($1,286,753), and of Air Force Blue
[G1]
(hwt., $844,919), Declaration of War
[G1]
(hwt., $1,847,489), The Factor
[G1]
($922,180), Jack Milton
[G1]
($853,828), Data Link
[G1]
($831,335).
RACE RECORD
: In Ireland. At 2, hwt. colt at 2 on European and Irish Hand.,
3 wins (Goffs Vincent O'Brien National S.
[G1]
, Keeneland Phoenix S.
[G1]
)
in 3 starts; at 3, 2016, unplaced in 2 starts. Earned
€
331,420. In England.
At 2, one win (Dubai Dewhurst S.
[G1]
), once 2nd (Coventry S.
[G2]
) in 2
starts; at 3, 2016, unplaced in 2 starts. Earned £309,350. (Total: $844,919).
1st dam
Chatham
, by Maria's Mon. 3 wins at 2 and 3, $156,431, 2nd Esplanade S. [L]
(FG, $20,000), 3rd Instant Racing Breeders' Cup S. [L] (OP, $10,000).
Dam of 6 foals, 5 to race, 3 winners. including--
AIR FORCE BLUE
(c. by War Front). Black-type winner, below.
SchonMeer (c. by Arch). Winner at 3, ¥20,550,000, in Japan. (Total: $185,779).
2nd dam
CIRCLE OF GOLD, by Seeking the Gold. Unraced. Sister to
FLANDERS
. Dam of--
Chatham
(f. by Maria's Mon). Black-type-placed winner, above.
Starlight Tiara. Placed at 3, $9,750. Dam of 2 winners, including--
SURFSIDE TIARA
(f. by Scat Daddy). 2 wins at 2, $105,300, Anoakia
S. (SA, $44,100).
Lost Gold. Unraced. Dam of 1 foal--
MISS DOUBLE D'ORO
(f. by Medaglia d'Oro). 3 wins to 4, 2016, $189,990,
Arboretum II S. (SA, $47,700), Wine Country S. (SR, $32,950), 2nd Miz-
direction S. (SA, $15,800), 3rd Giant's Causeway S. [L] (KEE, $10,000).
3rd dam
STARLET STORM, by Storm Bird. 2 wins in 2 starts at 3, $35,200. Sister to
STORM STAR [G3]
, half-sister to
SYOURINOMEGAMI
(Total: $2,292,-
723),
Choctaw Ridge [G3]
($87,651, sire). Dam of 8 winners, including--
FLANDERS
. 4 wins in 5 starts at 2, $805,000, champion 2-year-old filly,
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies
[G1]
, Frizette S.
[G1]
, etc. Dam of
SURFSIDE
[G1]
($1,852,987, champion 3-year-old filly, dam of
IRISH SURF [G3]
,
$277,910;
Shark
[L], $183,076; granddam of
HIGH CELEBRITY [G3]
),
BATTLE PLAN [G2]
, $373,143, sire),
Flanders Fields
($135,631, sire).
Granddam of
OPEN WATER [G2]
($310,366),
HOLY REINA
.
Late Edition
. 3 wins, 2 to 6, $102,029, 2nd San Vicente S.
[G2]
, etc. Sire.
Cobb's Creek
. 2 wins at 2, $49,377, 3rd Tyro S. [L] (MTH, $5,500), etc.
Sire.
Engaging. Unraced. Dam of
FIERY PURSUIT [G2]
($336,322, dam of
Lawn
Party
, $53,752),
STAGE TRICK
($198,817),
Space Cruise
($184,605).
the only 2YO in Europe to win 3 consecutive gr.1 races since 2001!
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