News - CITY OF TROY (USA)
If you thought Coolmore Australia had a big and diverse roster with 14 sires to choose from, their Kentucky base Ashford Stud has even more with 16 stallions to choose from and topping the roster is Justify at US$200,000.
The first day of the Goffs Orby Book 1 Yearling Sale always had a potential standout and that’s the way it unfolded with the half-sister by Justify to 2025 Champion 3YO Filly Minnie Hauk selling for €1.4million.
With farms in Ireland, Kentucky and Australia, Coolmore is a worldwide source of elite stallion talent and with 14 stallions – 11 of them G1 winners - on the roster this year, it really is a case of something for everyone, whatever your budget may be.
With two sons of Justify at stud in Australia this spring in City of Troy (USA) and Storm Boy, there is always interest in the Triple Crown winning sire and he produced a new 2YO stakes-winner overnight at York that is headed for G1 company.
The European Horse of the Year in 2024, City of Troy (USA) was the Champion 2YO and 3YO Colt of his generation and his first Australian bred foals are highly anticipated.
The best stayer in Europe this year, Justify stallion Scandinavia kept his record perfect for 2026 in the Group I Goodwood Cup (2m), while the 2024 Golden Eagle hero Lake Forest was also back in the winning groove and seems likely to be given the chance to make history this week with a quick back up.
The Lindsay Park team have always had designs on winning a stakes race with Justify (USA) four year-old Ndola and he delivered on potential at Flemington on Saturday when taking out the $175,000 Listed VRC Santa Ana Series Final (1200m).
The Group I Coral Eclipse Stakes (1m2f) will be run later tonight at Sandown in the UK and it’s a highlight race of the summer racing season in the UK lining up the best three year-olds against the older horses and has special significance in this part of the world given five of the past six winners will stand in Australasia this spring.
Triple Crown winning sire Justify showed his versatility at Royal Ascot overnight with his 4YO son Scandinavia taking the Group I Royal Ascot Gold Cup (2m4f), while his two year-olds colts Nola Soul and On Just Terms filled the quinella in the Listed Chesham Stakes (7f).
Champion trainer Aidan O’Brien made history at Royal Ascot overnight when notching up the milestone of 100 Royal Ascot wins and he did it in the feature race with the Group I Royal Ascot Gold Cup (2m4f) won by elite stayer Scandinavia, a son of Triple Crown hero Justify.
Leading international sire Justify (USA) has some lovely Australian bred yearlings being offered at sales this year and Lime Country Thoroughbreds were well rewarded when their colt from blueblood Pierro mare Phylicia sold for $350,000 at Inglis Classic on Monday.
The Magic Millions 2YO Classic is often an open affair bringing together an elite group of precocious and speedy juveniles to do battle, but in 2024 it was a one horse race.
A big field of 14 mares went around in the $250,000 Listed Mona Lisa Stakes (1350m) at Wyong on Friday and the race produced a thrilling finish with less than two lengths separating the first eight over the line with Just Feelin’ Lucky taking the prize.
The annual Coolmore Australia stallion parade is one you just can’t miss and if you didn’t make it this year, do read on as you will feel like you were there after all!
Group One performer Faraglioni recorded one of her biggest moments on the track when runner-up in last year’s Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m), but she won’t feature in the renamed Proisir Plate at Ellerslie next month.
The famed Glorious Goodwood meeting got underway overnight with three Group races contested that saw all of the favourites rolled with a new G1 winner for Justify, a first stakes-winner for a young Frankel sire son and a return to form for Golden Eagle winner Lake Forest.
The Emirates Park colours were carried to victory at Canterbury on Wednesday by exciting three year-old Justify (USA) filly Amreekiyah, who produced a dazzling finishing burst to keep her unbeaten record intact.
The $150,000 VRC Byerley Handicap (1800m) at Flemington has the added incentive of providing the winner with automatic entry into the Group I VRC Victoria Derby later in the year and this year’s winner Arcora will certainly be heading in that direction.
The Group III Bahrain Trophy Stakes ((1m5f) at Newmarket overnight produced a runaway winner in Scandinavia and while his sire Justify no longer shuttles to Australia, two of his sons will be on the roster at Coolmore this spring in City of Troy (IRE) and Storm Boy.
The weekend started well for Godolphin when their unbeaten filly Good Cheer won the Group I Kentucky Oaks on Friday and it got even better on Saturday when record priced €2.3million Justify colt Ruling Court landed the Group I Newmarket 2000 Guineas in the UK.