Air Force Red (USA)

Country

United States

Foal Date

03-Feb-18

Colour

bay

Sire

Air Force Blue

Dam

Mesana

Prize Money

1172918

Trainer

Leonard Powell

Owners

Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners And Golightly, Holly

About

Air Force Red is a 7yo b from the United States trained by Leonard Powell. He is by Air Force Blue out of Mesana. To date he has recorded 7 wins in his career. On January 1 2023 at Santa Anita, he secured his most important victory, earning $250,000 in the Joe Hernandez Stakes.

Raced At

Kentucky Downs • Del Mar • Santa Anita • Golden Gate Fields • Belmont Park

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Kentucky Downs 31-Aug-25 1207m FIRM R9 Mint Kentucky Turf Sprint Stakes (Stakes) (of $2,000,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:06.910, SP: 11.00 was outpaced trailing while off the inside, failed to menace.	J L Ortiz 55.8kg 22.65L	12 (12)
Del Mar 10-Aug-25 1609m FIRM R7 Race 7 $5,880 (of $84,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:34.220, SP: 7.00 bumped with inner rival at the start, steered to the inside racing in mid-pack, drew closer two then three wide on the far turn, challenged three deep entering the lane, fought to the sixteenth pole and flattened late.	A Ayuso 54.9kg 2.00L	4 (8)
Del Mar 20-Jul-25 1609m GOOD R7 Wickerr Stakes (Stakes) $500 (of $100,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:34.570, SP: 14.00 Closest,bid2w3/8,wknd	A Ayuso 56.7kg 4.60L	8 (10)
Santa Anita 15-Jun-25 1307m GOOD R10 Daytona Stakes (Stakes) $10,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:13.130, SP: 15.00 Ins,bid btwn,outkicked	A Ayuso 57.2kg 2.25L	3 (6)
Santa Anita 11-May-25 1207m GOOD R5 Siren Lure Stakes (Stakes) $10,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:08.500 stalked the top pair off the inside, chased two then three wide around the bend, finished gamely from outside but could not summon the needed final kick.	A Ayuso 56.2kg 1.00L	3 (4)
Santa Anita 09-Mar-25 1307m GOOD R9 San Simeon Stakes (Stakes) $63,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:12.990, SP: 11.00 Tracked btw,2w,rallied	A Ayuso 56.2kg	1 (7)
Santa Anita 02-Mar-25 1609m GOOD R9 Frank E. Kilroe Mile Stakes (Stakes) $500 (of $300,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:34.570, SP: 15.00 away quickly then stalked in hand along the fence, saved ground behind the leader through the far turn, moved off the fence a bit in the lane and weakened in the late stages.	J J Hernandez 54.4kg 4.30L	7 (7)
Santa Anita 02-Feb-25 1609m GOOD R8 Thunder Road Stakes (Stakes) $10,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:32.390, SP: 5.00 Inside,yielded,svd 3rd	J J Hernandez 55.3kg 4.25L	3 (9)
Santa Anita 29-Dec-24 1307m GOOD R6 Joe Hernandez Stakes (Stakes) $500 (of $200,001) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:11.860, SP: 10.00 Insd,never found room	J J Hernandez 54.9kg 5.60L	7 (8)
Santa Anita 29-Sep-24 1307m GOOD R8 California Crown Eddie D S. presented by FanDuel (Stakes) $150,000 (of $750,001) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:11.560, SP: 13/2 Stalked 2wd, willingly	J Hernandez 55.3kg 1.50L	2 (11)
Del Mar 30-Aug-24 1709m GOOD R7 Race 7 $51,030 (of $47,835) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:41.310, SP: 12/5 Ins,met bid,clear uppr	J J Hernandez 54.9kg	1 (7)
Del Mar 22-Jul-24 1609m GOOD R9 Wickerr Stakes (Stakes) $500 (of $1,968) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:33.810, SP: 14/1 Vied 3deep,duel,faded	E Maldonado 54.9kg 11.00L	8 (11)
Santa Anita 28-May-24 1609m GOOD R11 Shoemaker Mile Stakes (Stakes) $500 (of $5,906) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:33.000, SP: 18/1 Ins,3w into str,flattn	E Maldonado 55.3kg 4.75L	8 (11)
Golden Gate Fields 28-Apr-24 1609m GOOD R7 $35,000 (of $103,346), Winning Time: 01:34.030, SP: 5/1 Set pace,game,bested	A Ayuso 56.7kg 0.20L	2 (11)
Santa Anita 05-Apr-24 1609m GOOD R9 American Stakes (Stakes) $7,000 (of $2,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:32.080, SP: 10/1 Rail,ceded lead,wknd	E Maldonado 55.3kg 3.75L	4 (10)
Belmont Park 11-Jun-23 1207m GOOD R9 CL (of $400,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:07.930 2path turn,empty	J R Velazquez 56.2kg 10.30L	12 (14)
Santa Anita 24-Apr-23 1307m R3 Siren Lure Stakes (Stakes) $20,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:11.570 stalked the pace two wide into the turn, bid from outside around the bend and three wide into the stretch, fought through the lane and carried a narrow lead into deep stretch, dueled to the wire but was edged in the closing moments.	J J Hernandez 56.2kg 0.10L	2 (5)
Santa Anita 05-Mar-23 1609m GOOD R11 Frank E. Kilroe Mile Stakes (Stakes) (of $500,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:34.450 Met bids, yielded late	J J Hernandez 54.4kg 1.75L	5 (8)
Santa Anita 05-Feb-23 1609m GOOD R10 Thunder Road Stakes (Stakes) $10,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:34.050 3w,bid2w3/8,led brfly	J J Hernandez 55.3kg 0.30L	3 (11)
Santa Anita 01-Jan-23 1307m GOOD R1 Joe Hernandez Stakes (Stakes) $157,500 (of $250,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:11.530 sprinted to the front, crossed over to the two path then moved to the rail on the turn, showed the way along the inside into the stretch, put to left handed urging in the lane and remained clear to the wire.	J J Hernandez 54.9kg	1 (10)
Santa Anita 30-Oct-22 1609m GOOD R1 Lure Stakes (Stakes) $65,520 (of $104,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:33.780 sprinted clear early and moved inside, controlled the pace to the far turn, inched away around that bend and into the stretch, urged left handed through the final furlong and stayed clear to the wire.	J J Hernandez 55.3kg	1 (6)
Santa Anita 02-Oct-22 1307m GOOD R7 Eddie D Stakes (Stakes) (of $200,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:11.470 stalked the top trio to the turn, went four wide around the bend, bid five deep entering the stretch, drifted in through the lane and faltered.	V Espinoza 55.3kg 2.80L	5 (9)
Del Mar 04-Sep-22 1609m R7 Del Mar Mile Stakes (Stakes) $21,000 (of $300,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:33.150 broke well and showed the way into the clubhouse turn, dueled on the backstretch then chased the leader past the seven-sixteenths pole, continued closest in pursuit on the far turn, reeled in rival and took over at the eighth pole but yielded in the late stages.	J R Velazquez 55.3kg 3.60L	4 (9)
Del Mar 06-Aug-22 1005m R3 Race 3 (of $111,800) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:56.400 stalked the dueling pair outside a rival, got bumped and forced out exiting the turn and weakened.	J J Hernandez 55.3kg 5.50L	6 (7)
Santa Anita 13-Jun-22 1307m GOOD R6 Race 6 $58,968 (of $93,600) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:12.650 broke out and bumped rival then sprinted clear, showed the way along the inside then two wide into the stretch, responded when challenged by IRIDEO (ARG) with a furlong left to run and held gamely. IRIDEO (ARG) stalked along the inside, launched a bid inside.	J J Hernandez 57.2kg	1 (6)
Santa Anita 01-May-22 1307m GOOD R12 Race 12 $56,511 (of $89,700) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:13.850 sped clear to take control, shifted out crossing the dirt, met the challenge from.	V Espinoza 57.2kg	1 (10)
Santa Anita 03-Apr-22 1609m R5 Race 5 (of $89,700) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:34.940 forwardly placed early and started to pull along the fence, settled on the backstretch, saved ground into the lane, then tipped off the rail, lacked room with a sixteenth to go and could not regain momentum after steering to a clear path.	D A Herrera 53.1kg, Cd 55.3kg 4.65L	8 (11)
Santa Anita 07-Mar-22 1307m R7 Race 7 $54,873 (of $87,100) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:16.000 rated outside the pacesetter early on, angled to the rail for the turn, saved ground around the bend, tipped out in upper stretch, reached the front with a sixteenth to go and edged away.	D A Herrera 54.9kg, Cd 52.6kg	1 (9)
Santa Anita 23-Jan-22 1207m R1 Race 1 $6,097 (of $87,100) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:08.420 got brushed at the start, steadied between foes early, traveled two wide then angled out in upper stretch and put in a mild late bid.	F Prat 56.2kg 3.00L	4 (7)