Magic Millions First Season Sire Galleries –Justify

Tara Madgwick - Wednesday Dec 29

The 2022 Magic Millions Yearling Sale will showcase the first Australian progeny for a number of high profile first season sires and Breednet’s user friendly image galleries make a swift assessment of their stock an easy task.

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Today we look at Coolmore’s undefeated Triple Crown hero Justify (USA), who won a perfect six from six by nearly 24 lengths from 1400 to 2400m with highlight Group I wins in the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes and Santa Anita Derby.

Justify is the jewel in the crown for his exceptional sire Scat Daddy, who died prematurely and left a legacy of 136 stakes-winners coming at 13.4% stakes-winners to runners! Those stakes-winners include 31 Group I winners in seven countries.

Justify stood for $77,000 in his first season and covered 149 mares.

Click to see all the Justify MM yearlings with images.


 

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