It's In The Air
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It's In The Air was an American
Champion
filly
Thoroughbred
racehorse
.
Bred by Steve and Gary Wolfson's Happy Valley Farm, It's In The Air was from the first crop of Mr. Prospector
and out of the mare A Wind Is Rising. She was sold as a weanling for $25,000 to Jerry Frankel,, who entrusted her race conditioning to trainer Lou Goldfine.
It's In The Air made five starts at age two for Jerry Frankel, winning three and finishing second in the other two. After she won the 1978 Mademoiselle Stakes at Arlington Park
, Frankel sold her for $300,000 to Louis Wolfson
, patriarch of the family who had bred her. The day after Wolfson purchased the filly, she won the Arlington-Washington Lassie Stakes
, after which he transferred her to trainer Laz Barrera
, who won that year's U.S. Triple Crown
for Wolfson with Affirmed
. Sent to California
, in her final race of 1978, It's In The Air won the Oak Leaf Stakes
at Santa Anita Park
. Her 1978 performances saw her voted the co-winner with Candy Éclair
of the Eclipse Award
as American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly.
At age three, It's In The Air again raced on both the East
and West
coasts of the United States. She won four Grade I stakes in 1979, including the first of two straight editions of the Vanity Handicap at Hollywood Park Racetrack. Racing at age four, in addition to her win in the 1980 Vanity, It's In The Air won the El Encino Stakes
at Santa Anita Park. She did not win a stakes race in her final campaign at age five, with her best result a second to Misty Gallore in the 1981 Distaff Handicap at Aqueduct Racetrack
.
Retired to broodmare duty, It's In The Air stood in the United States and in Great Britain
. From her matings, she produced foals by Northern Dancer
, Nijinsky
, Seattle Slew
, Sadler's Wells
, Green Desert
, Shadeed, and Zilzal. Among them were six winners, none of which achieved significant Grade
/Group
wins. Her daughter Try To Catch Me (by Shareef Dancer
) is, however, the dam of the multiple Grade I/Group One winner Storming Home
.
United States
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Champion
Eclipse Award
The Eclipse Award is an American thoroughbred horse racing award named after the 18th century British racehorse and sire, Eclipse. The Eclipse Awards, honoring the champions of the sport, are sponsored by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association , Daily Racing Form and the National Turf Writers...
filly
Filly
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Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
racehorse
Horse racing
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.
Bred by Steve and Gary Wolfson's Happy Valley Farm, It's In The Air was from the first crop of Mr. Prospector
Mr. Prospector
Mr. Prospector was a thoroughbred racehorse foaled in Kentucky, whose descendants have been dominant in the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing. He won half of his 14 career races.-Background:...
and out of the mare A Wind Is Rising. She was sold as a weanling for $25,000 to Jerry Frankel,, who entrusted her race conditioning to trainer Lou Goldfine.
It's In The Air made five starts at age two for Jerry Frankel, winning three and finishing second in the other two. After she won the 1978 Mademoiselle Stakes at Arlington Park
Arlington Park
Arlington Park is a horse race track in the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights, Illinois. Horse racing in the Chicago region has been a popular sport since the early days of the city in the 1830s, and at one time Chicago had more horse racing tracks than any other major metropolitan area...
, Frankel sold her for $300,000 to Louis Wolfson
Louis Wolfson
Louis Elwood Wolfson was a Wall Street financier and one of the first modern corporate raiders, labeled by Time Magazine as such in a 1956 article...
, patriarch of the family who had bred her. The day after Wolfson purchased the filly, she won the Arlington-Washington Lassie Stakes
Arlington-Washington Lassie Stakes
The Arlington-Washington Breeders' Cup Lassie Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in mid September at Arlington Park Racetrack in Arlington Heights, Illinois...
, after which he transferred her to trainer Laz Barrera
Laz Barrera
Lazaro Sosa Barrera was a Cuban-born American Hall of Fame thoroughbred racehorse trainer.Born in Havana, "Laz" Barrera was one of nine brothers who went on to become involved in thoroughbred horse racing in the United States...
, who won that year's U.S. Triple Crown
United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing
In the United States, the "Triple Crown" is usually the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, a series of three Thoroughbred horse races for three-year-old horses run in May and early June of each year consisting of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes.While Daily Racing Form...
for Wolfson with Affirmed
Affirmed
Affirmed was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was the eleventh and most recent winner of the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing...
. Sent to California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, in her final race of 1978, It's In The Air won the Oak Leaf Stakes
Oak Leaf Stakes
The Oak Leaf Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at the end of September at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. It is restricted to two-year-old fillies...
at Santa Anita Park
Santa Anita Park
Santa Anita Park is a thoroughbred racetrack in Arcadia, California, United States. It offers some of the prominent racing events in the United States during the winter and in spring. With its backdrop of the purple San Gabriel Mountains, it is considered by many as the world's most beautiful race...
. Her 1978 performances saw her voted the co-winner with Candy Éclair
Candy Éclair
Candy Éclair was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred and raced by prominent Pennsylvanian horsewoman Adele Paxson, she was a granddaughter of the most important sire of the 20th century, Northern Dancer...
of the Eclipse Award
Eclipse Award
The Eclipse Award is an American thoroughbred horse racing award named after the 18th century British racehorse and sire, Eclipse. The Eclipse Awards, honoring the champions of the sport, are sponsored by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association , Daily Racing Form and the National Turf Writers...
as American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly.
At age three, It's In The Air again raced on both the East
East Coast of the United States
The East Coast of the United States, also known as the Eastern Seaboard, refers to the easternmost coastal states in the United States, which touch the Atlantic Ocean and stretch up to Canada. The term includes the U.S...
and West
West Coast of the United States
West Coast or Pacific Coast are terms for the westernmost coastal states of the United States. The term most often refers to the states of California, Oregon, and Washington. Although not part of the contiguous United States, Alaska and Hawaii do border the Pacific Ocean but can't be included in...
coasts of the United States. She won four Grade I stakes in 1979, including the first of two straight editions of the Vanity Handicap at Hollywood Park Racetrack. Racing at age four, in addition to her win in the 1980 Vanity, It's In The Air won the El Encino Stakes
El Encino Stakes
The El Encino Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Open to four-year-old fillies, it is raced over a distance of 1/16 miles on the synthetic Cushion Track surface...
at Santa Anita Park. She did not win a stakes race in her final campaign at age five, with her best result a second to Misty Gallore in the 1981 Distaff Handicap at Aqueduct Racetrack
Aqueduct Racetrack
Aqueduct Racetrack is a thoroughbred horse-racing facility and racino in Ozone Park, Queens, New York. Its racing meets usually are from late October/early November through April.-History:...
.
Retired to broodmare duty, It's In The Air stood in the United States and in Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
. From her matings, she produced foals by Northern Dancer
Northern Dancer
Northern Dancer was a Canadian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and the most successful sire of the 20th Century. The National Thoroughbred Racing Association calls him "one of the most influential sires in Thoroughbred history"....
, Nijinsky
Nijinsky II
The racehorse Nijinsky was one of the greatest horses in Thoroughbred horse-racing history. He won the U.K. Triple Crown of racing. Retired to stud he became the Leading sire in Great Britain & Ireland and the Leading broodmare sire in North America.He was bred at E. P...
, Seattle Slew
Seattle Slew
Seattle Slew was an American Thoroughbred race horse who won the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing in 1977, the tenth of eleven horses to accomplish the feat. He remains the only horse to win the Triple Crown while undefeated. In the Blood-Horse magazine List of the Top 100 U.S...
, Sadler's Wells
Sadler's Wells (horse)
Sadler's Wells was a Thoroughbred racehorse that was later a leading sire in France, Great Britain & Ireland and North America during the 1990s. He was foaled in 1981 in the United States, but achieved most of his racing and breeding fame in Europe....
, Green Desert
Green Desert (horse)
Green Desert is a retired British Thoroughbred racehorse and active sire.Currently standing at Shadwell Stud, Green Desert is the sire of four Champion Sprinters and seventy-two individual Stakes winners...
, Shadeed, and Zilzal. Among them were six winners, none of which achieved significant Grade
Graded stakes race
A graded stakes race is a term applied since 1973 by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay...
/Group
Conditions races
Conditions races are horse races where the weights carried by the runners are laid down by the conditions attached to the race. Weights are allocated according to; the sex of the runners, with female runners carrying less weight than males; the age of the runners, with younger horses receiving...
wins. Her daughter Try To Catch Me (by Shareef Dancer
Shareef Dancer
Shareef Dancer was an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse owned by Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and based at his family's Godolphin Stables in England....
) is, however, the dam of the multiple Grade I/Group One winner Storming Home
Storming Home
Storming Home is a retired, British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and active sire who was trained in the United Kingdom and the United States during a racing career which ran from 2000 to 2003...
.