Air Of Defiance (USA) Horse
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Air Of Defiance is a 5yo horse from the United States trained by S Cunningham. He is by Quality Road out of Faypien. To date he has won seven races, and on 19 Oct 2023 at Keeneland he captured his biggest victory, earning the $100,000 Md purse.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ellis Park 17-Aug-26 1207m R8 Race 8-Allowance Barrier 7, SP: 4.50 1st Show Time ( R Bejarano 122 ) 2nd Air Of Defiance ( G Saez 122 ) 3rd Bob's Carrot ( J Torres 122 ) | G Saez 55.3kg | 2 (12) |
| Ellis Park 17-Aug-26 1207m R8 Race 8 $28,886 (of $144,432) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:09.520 laid off of the pace in the four path, progressed outside of the rivals turning for home, swung to the six path into upper stretch, sustained his bid through the final furlong but was fended off. 1st Show Time ( R Bejarano 122 ) 2nd Air Of Defiance ( G Saez 122 ) 1.00L 3rd Bob's Carrot ( J A Torres 122 ) 3.75L See full results | G Saez 55.3kg 1.00L | 2 (8) |
| Ellis Park 13-Jul-26 1308m R8 Race 8 $7,179 (of $71,788) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:16.170, SP: 3.50 vied for the lead inside of the eventual winner, sustained the battle through the lane but was fended off then lost place late. 1st Show Time ( R Bejarano 124 ) 2nd Defending Albert ( F Arrieta 122 ) 0.20L 3rd Air Of Defiance ( G Saez 122 ) 0.20L See full results | G Saez 55.3kg 0.20L | 3 (6) |
| Churchill Downs 12-Jun-26 1308m R1 Race 1 $54,018 (of $85,743) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:16.200, SP: 4.00 set the pace in the two path, vied with an outer prompter around the turn, gamely shook free at the furlong grounds then held sway. 1st Air Of Defiance ( G Saez 120 ) 2nd Gee No Hollander ( J Ortiz 118 ) 1.25L 3rd Get Her Number ( C Torres 120 ) 0.75L See full results | G Saez 54.4kg | 1 (4) |
| Churchill Downs 16-May-26 1207m R3 Race 3 $52,874 (of $83,927) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:10.130, SP: 2.25 vied for the lead with an outer rival while remaining a path off of the inside around the turn, shook free in the three path in upper stretch, drove clear and held sway. 1st Air Of Defiance ( G Saez 118 ) 2nd Highly Flammable ( F C L De 120 ) 2.75L 3rd Upturned Brim ( J Torres 118 ) 2.75L See full results | G Saez 53.5kg | 1 (4) |