American Heroine, a full sister to European champion Air Force Blue, graduated in her second career start for Stone Farm, Augustin Stable and trainer Christophe Clement at Gulfstream in Sunday's Race 4, a maiden special weight race for 3-year-old fillies that was transferred from turf to the all-weather surface.
The daughter of War Front pressed the pace before going to the lead in the stretch and outdueling Mitigation in the final yards of the mile-and-70-yard race to prevail by a head under Tyler Gaffalione. American Heroine, who was sent to post as the 8-5 favorite, was coming off a troubled debut on turf in which she finished a late-closing third.
American Heroine ran the mile and 70 yards in 1:45.10, the fastest clocking for the distance recorded thus far on the newly instituted all-weather surface.
The Stone Farm-bred Air Force Blue was named Europe's champion 2-year-old in 2015.
Two races later, Ken McPeek-trained Academic Honor pulled off a 40-1 upset in a mile maiden special weight race for 3-year-old fillies on the main track. The daughter of Honor Code was making her second career start while returning from a troubled debut at Ellis Park in September. Corie Lanerie was aboard.
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