Airforce Lightning (USA)
About
Airforce Lightning is a 3yo dark bay/brown from the United States trained by Genaro Garcia. He is by the stallion Air Force Blue out of the dam Sashay. Airforce Lightning has won 2 races so far. On 30 Jan 2025 at Turfway Park he recorded his biggest victory, earning $24,700. He has proved a profitable runner for bettors, and anyone who backed him throughout his career would have achieved a 73% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 15-Jul-25 1207m GOOD R4 Race 4 $8,505 (of $13,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:12.160, SP: 10.00 hopped at the start, was unrushed early, bid in the six path on the turn, rallied near the three-sixteenths pole and drew off under a steady drive. | J R Gutierrez 53.5kg, Cd 50.3kg | 1 (7) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 27-Jun-25 1609m FIRM R1 Race 1 $1,666 (of $23,800) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:37.960, SP: 12.00 stalked between rivals with no late bid. | F Astudillo 53.5kg, Cd 56.7kg 9.25L | 4 (7) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 24-Apr-25 1207m FIRM R3 Race 3 $175 (of $23,800) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:11.460, SP: 14.00 was unrushed early, raced inside, bid at the quarter pole and faltered in the stretch. | H Leahey 53.5kg 9.05L | 8 (9) |
| Turfway Park 27-Feb-25 1609m R5 Race 5 $446 (of $34,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:39.160, SP: 33.00 never menaced throughout. | C Barbosa 55.3kg 25.50L | 6 (9) |
| Turfway Park 30-Jan-25 1609m FIRM R4 Md $15,561 (of $24,700) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:23.360, SP: 9.00 good position wide to backstretch hooked leader dug in prevailed. | C Barbosa 54.4kg | 1 (8) |
| Turfway Park 05-Jan-25 1609m FIRM R9 Md $5,980 (of $29,900) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:42.200, SP: 7.00 had a terrible start outside, regrouped quickly, never far back, outside run to quarter pole rallied missed wire. | C Barbosa 54.4kg 0.50L | 2 (10) |
| Churchill Downs 28-Nov-24 1709m FIRM R1 Md $5,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:26.160, SP: 9.00 broke outwardly, pursued from midpack in the four path, progressed to stalk three deep down the backstretch, bid around the far turn but was no match for a wider challenger nearing the lane, dueled for place with an inner foe into the final furlong, but got outkicked by an outer bidder late and saved show. | F Arrieta 54kg 6.25L | 3 (6) |
| Churchill Downs 07-Nov-24 1709m FIRM R3 Md $3,500 (of $50,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:26.550, SP: 16.00 bumped soundly at the start, raced with the second flight early on, moved up five wide into the upper stretch and flattened out. | F Arrieta 54kg 8.00L | 4 (12) |
| Keeneland 14-Oct-24 1709m FIRM R1 Md $987 (of $78,999) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:47.950 3-2p, no factor | F Arrieta 54kg 20.25L | 7 (9) |
| Churchill Downs 20-Sep-24 1709m FIRM R1 Md $10,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:45.880 4-5w uppr,rally place | F Arrieta 54kg 6.50L | 2 (7) |
| Ellis Park 27-Aug-24 1609m FIRM R3 Md (of $43,115) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:38.140, SP: 40/1 Step slow start,outrun | F Arrieta 54kg 27.00L | 6 (6) |