Air Strike Entering Stud at Duncan Farms in Ohio

Grade 2 winner Air Strike , a 5-year-old son of Street Sense , has been acquired by Daryl and Sally Duncan and will enter stud at their Duncan Farms near Warsaw, Ohio, in 2021.

Raced in partnership by Sol Kumin's Madakat Stables, Slam Dunk Racing, and Michael Nentwig, Air Strike won the Triple Bend Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita Park, defeating the likes of multiple-graded stakes winners Cistron and American Anthem . He also twice finished fourth in the Bing Crosby Stakes (G1) and Forego  Stakes Presented by Encore Boston Harbor (G1) at Saratoga Race Course. He retires with a 3-2-1 record from 13 starts and career earnings of $338,810.

"We were looking to add a true dirt-sprint pedigree with some depth on the dam side, and we found it in Air Strike," said Daryl Duncan.

Gary and Mary West bred Air Strike in Kentucky out of the winning Tapit  mare Omnitap, who is a half sister to multiple black-type winner Classify (by Unbridled's Song) and graded-place stakes winner Simplify (Pulpit). The mare also is a half sister to grade 2-placed winner Seeker (Hard Spun).

Air Strike joins Duncan Farms' other stallions Corfu, a grade 2 winner by Malibu Moon , and Fort Larned , winner of the 2012 Breeders' Cup Classic (G1). Air Strike and Fort Larned will stand for $2,000, while Corfu stands next year for $1,500.