| R5 IRE - CURRAGH | 13 September 2015 |
| Goffs Vincent O'Brien National Stakes (Group 1) G1 2 OPEN ($468,090), 1408m 1:29.89 | |
| FP | Horse Age & Sex | Trainer Jockey | WT SP | |||||||
1st | 1. AIR FORCE BLUE (USA) 2yo Colt | AIDAN O'BRIEN JOSEPH O'BRIEN | 58.5 $1.91 | |||||||
| WAR FRONT (USA) - CHATHAM (USA) | ||||||||||
| MRS JOHN MAGNIER & MICHAEL TABOR & DERRICK SMITH | 2nd | 5. HERALD THE DAWN (IRE) 2yo Colt | J S BOLGER K J MANNING | 58.5 $3.50 | ||||||
| NEW APPROACH (IRE) - HYMN OF THE DAWN (USA) | ||||||||||
| GODOLPHIN | 3rd | 3. BIRCHWOOD (IRE) 2yo Colt | R A FAHEY JAMES DOYLE | 58.5 $7.50 | ||||||
| DARK ANGEL (IRE) - LAYLA JAMIL (IRE) | ||||||||||
| GODOLPHIN | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4. FINAL FRONTIER (IRE) 2yo Gelding | MRS J HARRINGTON PAT SMULLEN | 58.5 $10.00 | |||||||
| 5th | 7. PAINTED CLIFFS (IRE) 2yo Gelding | AIDAN O'BRIEN SEAMIE HEFFERNAN | 58.5 $15.00 | |||||||
Air Force Blue lands the Group 1 juvenile contest at the Curragh.
veejlee 62 Says:
17/09/2015 10:32:40 PM
Smart colt, but he'll have far stiffer tests than this.
GBeret83 Says:
15/09/2015 7:02:35 PM
If Air Force Blue isn't already the ante-post favorite for next season's G1 English 2000 Guineas he should be, IMO. My guess is he'll be seen next at Newarket in October in the G1 Dewhurst Stakes.