Triple Crown hero Justify (USA) posted a new juvenile stakes-winner in North America when Just Steel captured the $222,505 Listed Ed Brown Stakes (6 ½ f) at Churchill Downs and his all Australian female family has produced two Australian Group winners this spring in Muramasa and Banana Queen, so you just know there are going to be a lot of 2024 sales yearlings that get a pedigree update for
A pair of Justify three-year-olds had only a nose between them on the line at Canterbury on Friday night with short priced favourite Jagjit getting the nod after a tenacious chase over New Forest.
A couple of juvenile heats at Rosehill on Friday morning produced winners for Justify (USA) and Churchill (IRE), while we also had another look at much maligned Scampi, who started a hot favourite in the Breeders Plate only to disappoint and finish unplaced.
Triple Crown hero Justify (USA) has had a pivotal year posting five Group I winners worldwide and the winners keep coming in Australia with a double on Thursday courtesy or promising three year-olds Jurisprudence and Batrana, who bolted in by four lengths at Ballarat.
Leading 3-year-old Arabian Lion, who became Justify’s first Grade 1 winner after capturing this year’s Woody Stephens S. (G1) at Belmont, has been retired from racing and will enter stud at Spendthrift Farm for the 2024 breeding season at an introductory fee will be US$30,000 S&N.
Current Runners Accepted
Thursday, November 30
Otaki Race 7 - 1600m Open Gr3
Rule Of Law (ex: Repeat) Tnr: M and S Walker and Bergerson Rdr: Johnathan Parkes
Friday, December 1
Randwick-Kensington Race 1 - 1300m Maiden
Denote (ex: Lumina) Tnr: Chris Waller Rdr: Jason Collett
Saturday, December 2
Caulfield Race 7 - 1600m Open Gr2
Prevailed (ex: Prevalent) Tnr: M and L Kavanagh Rdr: Jordan Childs
Rosehill Race 1 - 1100m Open
Storm Boy (ex: Pelican) Tnr: G and A Waterhouse and Bott Rdr: Tim Clark
By far the leading first crop sire of 2022/23…
LEARNING TO FLY, one of the best 2YOs in Australia, won the Reisling Stakes-Gr.2
AIR ASSAULT won the SAJC Sires’ Produce Stakes-Gr.3
LEGACIES, unbeaten Stakes winner. Her main aim is the MRC Thousand Guineas-Gr.1
SCENTIFY, won over 1200m on debut. His targets include the JJ Atkins Stakes-Gr.1
2023 yearlings made up to $1,400,000.