Air Of Defiance (USA)
About
Air Of Defiance is a 4yo gelding from the United States trained by Joe Sharp. He is by the stallion Quality Road out of the mare Faypien. So far he has recorded four wins. On 19 Oct 2023 at Keeneland he secured his most important victory, earning the $100,000 Clmd. The horse has been a profitable selection for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have produced a 71% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Churchill Downs 12-Sep-25 1609m 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 1609m R2 Race 2 $22,050 (of $35,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:37.680, SP: 11.00 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 1609m FIRM R1 Race 1 $17,325 (of $27,500) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:36.750, SP: 6.00 prompted three deep, vied two wide turning for home, assumed command leaving the quarter pole and drew off under mild urging. | J R Leparoux 55.8kg | 1 (9) |
| Churchill Downs 19-Jun-25 1207m FIRM R6 Race 6 $3,990 (of $57,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:08.560, SP: 5.00 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 H Jr 55.8kg 14.75L | 4 (9) |
| Churchill Downs 11-May-25 1307m FIRM R2 Race 2 $971 (of $62,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:15.150, SP: 13.00 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 1408m FIRM R9 Race 9 $3,280 (of $82,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:22.910, SP: 9.00 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 R Jr 54.9kg 11.25L | 5 (7) |
| Aqueduct 19-Jan-25 1307m FIRM R7 Race 7 $410 (of $82,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:16.740, SP: 8.00 Off 1/2 slw, steady st | S Civaci 54.9kg 10.85L | 8 (11) |
| Aqueduct 08-Dec-24 1609m FIRM R10 Race 10 $690 (of $92,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:35.490, SP: 7.00 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 1408m FIRM R6 Race 6 $3,176 (of $109,999) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:21.560 Chsd ins,yield,left ld | T Gaffalione 53.5kg 13.25L | 5 (8) |
| Keeneland 19-Oct-23 1408m FIRM R5 CLMd $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 1207m FIRM R6 CLMd $27,300 (of $136,500) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:09.560 Lunged st, improved | R S Jr 54kg 11.25L | 2 (8) |