Beauty Queen Becomes First Winner for Air Force Blue
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Photo: Coglianese Photos/Ryan Thompson
Beauty Queen breaks her maiden at Gulfstream Park
Beauty Queen closed through the Gulfstream Park stretch June 6 to score a 1 3/4-length debut victory, becoming the first winner for multiple group 1 winner Air Force Blue .
Also the first foal to race for the Ashford Stud sire, Palm Beach Racing's Beauty Queen defeated six 2-year-old fillies in a $44,000 maiden claiming race, where she was entered for a $50,000 tag but was not claimed. The Carlos David-trained filly retained her focus after encountering traffic on the backstretch in fifth and closed quickly to take command down the stretch under Cristian Torres. The final time for 4 1/2 furlongs was :52.86 on a fast track.
Air Force Blue, a son of War Front bred by Stone Farm out of the stakes-placed Maria's Mon daughter Chatham, was trained by Aidan O'Brien for Coolmore partners. He captured the Dubai Dewhurst Stakes (G1) at Newmarket and the Goffs Vincent O'Brien National Stakes (G1) and Keeneland Phoenix Stakes (G1) at the Curragh during his 2-year-old championship campaign in 2015. He stood the 2020 season for a $15,000 fee.
Beauty Queen, who was bred in Florida by Hallmarc Stallions out of the Medaglia d'Oro mare Beautiful One, was a $14,000 RNA at the 2019 Ocala Breeders' Sales October Yearling Sale. Her dam has produced four winners from five to race and hails from the family of UAE Two Thousand Guineas Sponsored By Masdar (G3) winner Fore Left and grade 2 winner Synchrony.