Peter Hill’s Pegasus Farm in Korea bought and will be 3rd, group 1 and 2 year old European champion Air Force Blue starting with the 2022 breeding season, Hill announced on December 29.
Pegasus Farm will be the 8-year-old son of a famous international male War front with one of Korea’s top young males Thunder Moccasin .
“I saw Astronomers “Winning the Breeders’ Cup title was really impressive,” said Hill. “Air Force Blue’s record and pedigree are perfectly relevant to breeding and racing in Korea. Nearly 70% of his athletes win on dirt or synthetic track, and they win at a variety of distances. Precious horses have done very well in Korea as stallions, and we urgently need a cross for the many AP Indy-line stallions and stallions currently in Korea, in which the Air Force Blue is perfect. “
Korean Racing Authority, owner of top contender Eclipse Horse of the Year Knicks Go , decided to support the 1st class multiple winner at Taylor Made Stallions in Kentucky, so Hill said he sees a lot of opportunity for Air Force Blue. Hill said Air Force Blue will be the most prized horse to be imported to Korea.
Air Force Blue formerly stood at Coolmore’s Ashford Stud in Kentucky. International crossbreeding and racing has provided a number of successful stallions to Korea, including European champions. A great cat , placed classically and multiple groups 1 win Hawk Wings , and the US champion Hansen , the second leading Korean men’s income in terms of income this year, after the end of the year Menifee .
As the second brood this year, Air Force Blue ranks in the top 12 by progeny income ($2,601,326) and is one of the top 10 bulls by number of winners this year with 48 As a freshman male, he has been in the top 10 by progeny earnings and is co-ranked as the third male of 2020 by number of winners with 17, including three black performers — Chief Little Hawk, Take Profit and Twilight Blue.
Air Force Blue’s top performers to date include classic Canadian winner Haddassah , who won the Prince of Wales Shares; Astronomer who won the Qatar Golden Mile Stakes on the pitch at Del Mar; the winner of the bet on the pitch Combat force ; bet winner King of Dreams , who also placed a bet on the pitch; and, 2 year old bet winner She is so beautiful , who won this year’s Khozan Juvenile Sprint Share at Gulfstream Park.
