Air Of Defiance (USA)
About
Air Of Defiance is a 4yo bred in the United States and trained by Mark Simms, Jr. The horse is by Quality Road out of Faypien. It has recorded four victories in its career. On 19 Oct 2023 at Keeneland, Air Of Defiance achieved its biggest win, capturing the $100,000 MD purse.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Keeneland 12-Oct-25 1310m FIRM R10 Race 10 $4,410 (of $63,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:17.760, SP: 13.00 chased forwardly along the inside, then two wide into the final furlong, took aim inside of the leader at the sixteenth pole, but needed more then got nailed for show. | L Saez 54.9kg 1.85L | 4 (7) |
| Churchill Downs 12-Sep-25 1610m R1 Race 1 $28,350 (of $45,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:35.920, SP: 1.80 was brushed by an outer rival at the start, showed the way as a pair of outer rivals applied pressure around the turn, drew clear in upper stretch and held sway under a drive. | J R Leparoux 55.3kg | 1 (11) |
| Ellis Park 05-Aug-25 1610m R2 Race 2 $22,050 (of $35,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:37.680, SP: 2.10 pressed two wide, bid along with an outer counterpart turning for home, wrestled a narrow advantage at the quarter pole then held sway from his aforementioned foe through the final furlong. | J R Leparoux 55.8kg | 1 (8) |
| Ellis Park 04-Jul-25 1610m FIRM R1 Race 1 $17,325 (of $27,500) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:36.750, SP: 2.20 prompted three deep, vied two wide turning for home, assumed command leaving the quarter pole and drew off under mild urging. | J Torres 55.8kg | 1 (9) |
| Churchill Downs 19-Jun-25 1210m FIRM R6 Race 6 $3,990 (of $57,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:08.560, SP: 3.50 leaned outwardly leaving the gate and checked upon correction, raced at the rear in the four path, tipped out to the six path in midstretch and improved position. | B J Hernandez 55.8kg 14.75L | 4 (9) |
| Churchill Downs 11-May-25 1310m FIRM R2 Race 2 $971 (of $62,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:15.150, SP: 2.63 rushed forward to vie for the lead inside of a pair of rivals, but failed to maintain pressure inside of the eventual winner turning for home and weakened approaching the lane. | I Moncada 55.8kg, Cd 58.1kg 20.50L | 6 (6) |
| Aqueduct 13-Apr-25 1410m FIRM R9 Race 9 $3,280 (of $82,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:22.910, SP: 10.00 chased six paths off the inside down the backstretch and then four wide through the turn coaxed along from three furlongs out, tipped six wide into upper stretch, tired. | L R Jr 54.9kg 11.25L | 5 (7) |
| Aqueduct 19-Jan-25 1310m FIRM R7 Race 7 $410 (of $82,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:16.740, SP: 9.00 Off 1/2 slw, steady st | S Civaci 54.9kg 10.85L | 8 (11) |
| Aqueduct 08-Dec-24 1610m FIRM R10 Race 10 $690 (of $92,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:35.490, SP: 4.50 broke in and bumped a rival the start, then went up to track the pace and was in between rivals on the turn and dropped back. | L R R Jr 53.5kg 13.75L | 6 (10) |
| Keeneland 05-Oct-24 1410m FIRM R6 Race 6 $3,176 (of $109,999) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:21.560 prompted along the inside briefly, chased into the turn and yielded through the lane while hanging on his left lead. | T Gaffalione 53.5kg 13.25L | 5 (8) |
| Keeneland 19-Oct-23 1410m R5 Md $63,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:23.290 dueled three wide into the turn, led in the five path entering the lane and kicked away through the final furlong. | L Saez 54kg | 1 (12) |
| Saratoga 26-Aug-23 1210m R6 Md $27,300 (of $136,498) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:09.560 Lunged st, improved | R S Jr 54kg 11.25L | 2 (8) |