Air Force Blue - but only if the price is right!

THE best English 2000 Guineas winner I have seen was El Gran Senor, trained by Vincent O’Brien.
Air Force Blue - but only if the price is right!
Sat, 30 Apr, 2016 - 01:00
Pat Keane
Pat Keane

He won the Newmarket classic in quite brilliant style in 1984 and you can still view the race on YouTube.

That day, El Gran Senor’s immediate victims were Chief Singer, Lear Fan and Rainbow Quest and all landed Group 1 races subsequently.

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Sports ColumnistsAir Force Blue2000 Guineashorse racingSportPlace: NewmarketPlace: BallydoylePlace: CurraghPlace: Gowran ParkPlace: CheltenhamPlace: PunchestownPlace: KemptonPerson: El Gran SenorPerson: Vincent OPerson: Aidan O’BrienPerson: O’BrienPerson: Air Force BluePerson: FrankelPerson: Julian MuscatPerson: Colm O’DonoghuePerson: O’DonoghuePerson: Bocca BaciataPerson: MuscatPerson: VautourPerson: Cue CardPerson: Jamie VardyEvent: 2000 GuineasEvent: National StakesEvent: Dewhurst StakesEvent: Cheltenham FestivalEvent: JLT Novices’ ChaseEvent: ChristmasEvent: Gold CupOrganisation: Rainbow QuestOrganisation: Racing PostOrganisation: Leicester CityOrganisation: West Ham United
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