Air Force Thunder (USA) Horse

Country

United States

Foal Date

09-Apr-21

Colour

bay

Sire

Air Force Blue

Dam

Sashay

Prize Money

67517

Trainer

Genaro Garcia

Owners

Southwest Racing Stables, Inc And Wargel, William J

About

In the Turfway Park R6 Race 6, Air Force Thunder, a 5‑year‑old gelding from the United States trained by Genaro Garcia, is by Air Force Blue out of Sashay. The horse has recorded one victory in its career. Its notable triumph came on 22 Aug 2025 at Horseshoe Indianapolis, where it captured the $25,160 purse in Race 4.

Raced At

Horseshoe Indianapolis • Oaklawn Park • Turfway Park • Churchill Downs • Ellis Park • Santa Anita • Del Mar

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Horseshoe Indianapolis 12-Nov-25 1210m SOFT R2 Race 2 $185 (of $25,160) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:11.350, SP: 3.25 vied between rivals and faded near the quarter pole. 1st Global Tour ( S Sanjur 119 ) 2nd Extreme Dream ( A P Ulloa 119 ) 1.50L 3rd Miss Makenna ( F D L Cruz 119 ) 2.25L 7th Air Force Thunder ( M Anderson 121 , Cd 126 ) 10.25L See full results	M Anderson 54.9kg, Cd 57.2kg 10.25L	7 (7)
Horseshoe Indianapolis 28-Oct-25 1610m GOOD R8 Race 8 $135 (of $13,500) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:40.860, SP: 3.50 1st Randi Randi Randi ( A Gomez 119 ) 2nd Melly's Birkin ( J C Bealmear 119 ) 3.00L 3rd Yourgloriousdaylis ( O Bocachica 122 ) 3.75L 6th Air Force Thunder ( M P Jr 121 ) 10.75L See full results	M P Jr 54.9kg 10.75L	6 (9)
Horseshoe Indianapolis 08-Oct-25 1610m SOFT R7 Race 7 $175 (of $23,800) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:44.810, SP: 4.50 was clear early and gave way in the stretch. 1st Reimagine ( J D Ramos 122 ) 2nd Fawn Liebowitz ( M P Jr 119 ) 4.50L 3rd Cheyenne Moon ( M Murrill 122 ) 4.75L 6th Air Force Thunder ( J R Gutierrez 122 , Cd 129 ) 9.25L See full results	J R Gutierrez 55.3kg, Cd 58.5kg 9.25L	6 (9)
Horseshoe Indianapolis 05-Sep-25 1610m FIRM R4 Race 4 $240 (of $32,641) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:36.440, SP: 9.00 stalked the pace in the three path and gave way in the stretch. 1st Purring ( G Saez 122 ) 2nd Miss Susan B ( S Sanjur 122 ) 1.00L 3rd Frosted Kisses ( M P Jr 118 ) 1.50L 7th Air Force Thunder ( J R Gutierrez 122 , Cd 129 ) 11.25L See full results	J R Gutierrez 55.3kg, Cd 58.5kg 11.25L	7 (9)
Horseshoe Indianapolis 22-Aug-25 1210m FIRM R4 Race 4 $11,100 (of $25,160) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:11.350, SP: 3.00 1st Air Force Thunder ( J R Gutierrez 125 , Cd 132 ) 2nd Yourgloriousdaylis ( J D Ramos 122 ) 4.75L 3rd Mi Kataleya ( H Leahey 122 ) 9.50L See full results	J R Gutierrez 56.7kg, Cd 59.9kg	1 (9)
Horseshoe Indianapolis 06-Aug-25 1610m SOFT R5 Md $5,576 (of $27,880) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:46.500, SP: 1.83 raced in the four path, dueled outside of a rival, bid at the half-mile pole but then couldn't hold off the winner. 1st Extreme Dream ( J Morales 120 ) 2nd Air Force Thunder ( J R Gutierrez 124 , Cd 131 ) 0.25L 3rd Kanazawa ( J D Ramos 120 ) 19.00L See full results	J R Gutierrez 56.2kg, Cd 59.4kg 0.25L	2 (5)
Horseshoe Indianapolis 29-Jul-25 1610m FIRM R6 Md $4,760 (of $23,800) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:46.210, SP: 5.50 Dueled,couldn't last 1st Swift Kelce ( S Pauly 120 , Cd 127 ) 2nd Air Force Thunder ( S Sanjur 124 ) 2.50L 3rd Extreme Dream ( J Morales 120 ) 6.25L See full results	S Sanjur 56.2kg 2.50L	2 (8)
Horseshoe Indianapolis 26-Jun-25 1110m FIRM R2 Md $1,666 (of $23,800) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:04.850, SP: 3.75 Press5p,no match 1st Moringa ( S Sanjur 124 ) 2nd Rosie Cotton ( D G Rave 124 ) 0.25L 3rd Crackle ( E Esquivel 120 ) 2.50L 4th Air Force Thunder ( M P Jr 124 ) 3.25L See full results	M P Jr 56.2kg 3.25L	4 (6)
Oaklawn Park 18-Feb-25 1210m FIRM R3 Md $360 (of $36,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:11.610, SP: 15.00 last away, moved up to race in mid pack early, stopped while four to five wide late in the turn. 1st Taker Back ( W D L Cruz 125 ) 2nd What's Her Number ( C A Torres 125 ) 2.50L 3rd H M Legacy ( H Hernandez 125 ) 5.00L 9th Air Force Thunder ( E Esquivel 125 ) 29.75L See full results	E Esquivel 56.7kg 29.75L	9 (9)
Turfway Park 27-Jan-25 1610m FIRM R7 Md $402 (of $29,900) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:41.810, SP: 8.00 bit tardy bore out start, ran on wide first turn dropped far back. 1st Lil's Coffee ( G Corrales 122 ) 2nd Dazzling Cruiser ( L Machado 122 ) 0.25L 3rd Fashion Affirmed ( Y L Correa 122 ) 1.25L 8th Air Force Thunder ( I Moncada 122 , Cd 127 ) 48.00L See full results	I Moncada 55.3kg, Cd 57.6kg 48kgL	8 (8)
Turfway Park 12-Dec-24 1610m FIRM R3 Md $405 (of $31,899) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:39.650, SP: 8.50 chased outside to the half and gave way readily from that point. 1st Streetwhereyoulive ( F D L Cruz 121 ) 2nd Elle's Dancer ( A Jimenez 121 ) 0.50L 3rd Freak City ( A Achard 121 ) 1.00L 11th Air Force Thunder ( C Roman 121 ) 24.75L See full results	C Roman 54.9kg 24.75L	11 (11)
Churchill Downs 17-Nov-24 1710m FIRM R2 Md $5,800 (of $58,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:44.710, SP: 6.00 set a clear pace around the first turn, remained in hand in the two path around the far turn, met a pair of outer bids entering upper stretch, proved no match for his widest challenger shortly after and gave way. 1st Indy Label ( A Beschizza 121 ) 2nd Heart Headed Woman ( L Saez 124 ) 9.50L 3rd Air Force Thunder ( M Chuan 121 ) 13.25L See full results	M Chuan 54.9kg 13.25L	3 (7)
Churchill Downs 30-Sep-24 1310m GOOD R4 Md $5,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:18.080 broke out, squarely bumped an outer foe causing himself to be knocked off balance, chased from midpack in the five path around the turn, took contact from an inner rival entering the lane in the six path, yet ran on willingly to gain show in the final sixteenth. 1st Creative Quality ( J Padron-barcenas 121 ) 2nd Palace Lights ( J Graham 121 ) 3.00L 3rd Air Force Thunder ( R Bejarano 121 ) 4.25L See full results	R Bejarano 54.9kg 4.25L	3 (7)
Ellis Park 28-Jul-24 1410m FIRM R4 Md $1,142 (of $32,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:24.720 brushed with an inner rival at the start, chased in the four to two path and failed to threaten. 1st Candy Lover ( C J Hernandez 119 ) 2nd Beach Bunny ( D Cohen 119 ) 4.75L 3rd Lady Aberdeen ( C J Lanerie 119 ) 5.50L 5th Air Force Thunder ( R Bejarano 119 ) 7.75L See full results	R Bejarano 54kg 7.75L	5 (10)
Santa Anita 16-Jan-24 1610m R4 Md $5,400 (of $27,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:40.560 Inside,battled to wire 1st Ifuaintfirsturlast ( K Frey 119 ) 2nd Air Force Thunder ( A Fresu 121 ) 0.10L 3rd Eleven Out Of Ten ( R Gonzalez 119 ) 11.60L See full results	A Fresu 54.9kg 0.10L	2 (7)
Santa Anita 02-Jan-24 1210m GOOD R9 Md $500 (of $65,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:09.610 broke a step slow, stalked from inside, corned nicely into the stretch and weakened. 1st Alluring ( U Rispoli 122 ) 2nd Ms Mcwhinney ( K Frey 122 ) 3.00L 3rd Not A Sinner ( L Dettori 122 ) 4.00L 7th Air Force Thunder ( K Kimura 122 ) 7.55L See full results	K Kimura 55.3kg 7.55L	7 (8)
Del Mar 13-Nov-23 1210m FIRM R1 Md $1,220 (of $61,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:10.310 broke a step slow, stalked outside a pair of rivals to the turn, lost ground under a ride and exited the bend four wide, then weakened in the stretch. 1st Grazia ( J J Hernandez 120 ) 2nd She's A Tempest ( T J Pereira 120 ) 3.25L 3rd Affair ( F Prat 120 ) 4.50L 5th Air Force Thunder ( U Rispoli 120 ) 6.55L See full results	U Rispoli 54.4kg 6.55L	5 (5)