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Represented by his first stakes performer last weekend at Santa Anita, undefeated 2018 Triple Crown winner Justify went one better Sunday when 2-year-old daughter Statuette won the Airlie Stud Stakes (G2) at the Curragh.

A half-sister to Group 1 winner Tenebrism, the chestnut fillyraced along with the leaders early on in the six-furlong turf race before showing her best inside the final quarter mile of the six-furlong event.

Jockey Ryan Moore asked for a step up in pace and Statuette slid down the rail to win by three-quarters of a length with Badb (by Footstepsinthesand) in second and Matilda Picotte (by Sioux Nation) giving her own freshman sire a second stakes performer with a third place finish in the race.

Trained by Aidan O'Brien for the Coolmore partners, Westerberg, and Merribelle Stables, Statuette was bred by Coolmore and Merribelle.

“She has a beautiful mind, great stride, and an unbelievable physique. We think the Justifys are something to look forward to,” O'Brien told Thoroughbred Daily News. “She's a sister to Tenebrism but she'd carry her on her back as she's a massive, big, powerful filly this one. She's probably not as precious as normal for a filly running at this time of year but she has so much class she was able to run and do it rather than us making her do it.”

She is one of two group winners out of Pivotial's dual Group 1 winner Immortal Verse, who is also the dam of European champion 2-year-old filly Tenebrism. Out of stakes winner Side of Praise, Immortal Verse is also a half sister to the dam of stakes winner and Group 1-placed Roseman. This is also the family of multiple Group 1 winner Last Tycoon, Group 1 winners Sense of Style and Valentine Waltz, and others.

Immortal Verse had a colt from the first Irish-bred crop of Wootton Basset this year.

Justify's first crop has now seen two of his eight runners win or place at stakes level with Tahoma finishing second in the Fasig-Tipton Futurity last Sunday at Santa Anita. Six of his eight runners have either won or placed in their debuts.

Justify was 2018 Horse of the Year and champion 3-year-old male after winning the 2018 Kentucky Derby (G1), Preakness Stakes (G1), and Belmont Stakes (G1) in a sweep of the Triple Crown races for owners China Horse Club, Head of Plains Partners, Starlight Racing, and WinStar Farm.

A son of Scat Daddy out of the Ghostzapper mare Stage Magic, Justify stood the 2022 season at Coolmore's Ashford Stud in Versailles, Ky., for an advertised fee of $100,000.

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Honey Red, the all-time highest priced yearling sold at the 2021 Indiana Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (ITOBA) Fall Mixed Sale, is now a race winner. Honey Red was highly sought after in last year's yearling sale in Indiana, bringing $48,000 through the sales ring. The impressive daughter from the first crop of Indiana's richest racehorse ever, Bucchero, was a winner on the Wednesday, June 22 racing program at Horseshoe Indianapolis in Shelbyville, Ind.

Making only her second start, Honey Red got away in mid-pack for jockey Joe Ramos and sat patiently through the first part of the four and one-half furlong race. The flashy chestnut filly began to move in on the leaders around the final turn, and then took over in the lane, stretching out to a two and three-quarter length win as the favorite of the field. D'Kitten and DeShawn Parker finished second over Night Livin and Joshua Morales for third.

Honey Red paid $4.40 for the win. She is trained by Randy Klopp and owned in partnership by Klopp, Dennis Claramunt and Spiess Stable. She was bred by Dr. Crystal Chapple and Michael Phelps, who were trackside to greet the filly and Ramos in the winner's circle. She has been prepping for her racing career at Horseshoe Indianapolis all season from the Klopp barn, which stables year-round at the Shelbyville, Ind. track.

“She's special,” said Ramos of Honey Red. “In the mornings, she shows more and works nice. She has some talent and she's learning. I thought she had a good shot to win, but as soon as she hit the turn, I had to reel her back in and get her focused to pull out the win. She's a very nice filly to ride.”

ITOBA is currently preparing for its annual sale this fall. The 2022 sale is set for Saturday, Oct. 15 beginning at 1 p.m. The event is held in the receiving barn at Horseshoe Indianapolis. This year's sale will include a new owner to the Indiana racing scene as Anthony Bradshaw was the winner of the Road to Louisville contest. As part of his prize, he will go to the sale and have up to $15,000 to purchase a yearling from the sale, with an additional $15,000 reserved for expenses for the first year of training. More information is available on this year's sale at www.itoba.com.

The 20th season of live Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing extends through Wednesday, Nov. 23. Live racing is conducted at 2:30 p.m. Monday through Wednesday with Thursday post times set for 2:10 p.m. A total of 12 Saturdays will feature live racing in 2022 highlighted by the 28th running of the Grade 3 $300,000 Indiana Derby and the 27th running of the Grade 3 $200,000 Indiana Oaks set for Saturday, July 9. For more information on live racing at Horseshoe Indianapolis, visit www.caesars.com/horseshoe-indianapolis.

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The upcoming Canadian Premier Yearling Sale, August 31, 2022, being held at the Woodbine Sales Pavilion, Toronto, Ontario has attracted over 200 yearling entries.

This year's Premier Yearling Sale will include representation from 67 individual Stallions. The 2021 top 5 leading Ontario sires represented at the sale include Silent Name (JPN), Souper Speedy, Old Forester, Society's Chairman and Reload.

Yearlings from first crop yearling sires such as Catholic Boy, Flameaway, Heart to Heart and Yoshida (JPN) will be represented. As well as, first crop 2 year old Sires Always Dreaming, Amis Gizmo, Army Mule, Collected, Danish Dynaformer, Ransom the Moon and Seattle Serenade.

“This sale has attracted yearlings from a broad range of proven and upcoming stallions, commented Peter Berringer, President of the CTHS (Ontario Division). “Ontario Bred/Sired Thoroughbreds continue to have success both here in Ontario and throughout North America”.  More than ever it pays to buy in Ontario. “With the pandemic restrictions lifted and the borders now open – we are hoping our buyer base will be enhanced this year.”

If planning to attend August 31^st 2022 in Toronto – please visit the CTHS Ontario website for more information at cthsont.com or contact us directly at 416-675-3602.

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Grade 1 Travers Stakes winner V. E. Day is one of the twenty-seven hips set to be offered during this year's Wanamaker's June Sale which marks two years in operation. The catalogue provides opportunities for buyers of all kinds, with racing prospects, yearlings, broodmares, mares in-foal, and a stallion on offer.

V. E. Day, consigned by Lovacres Ranch as a stallion prospect, won the Mid-Summer Derby as a three-year-old and placed in the Grade 2 Brooklyn Invitational at four. A son of English Channel, he was also a winner on turf and his second crop are three-year-olds this year.

Cary Bloodstock consigns the stakes-winning mare Mega Dream in-foal. A producer of two winners, including six-figure earner Secret House, Mega Dream won the Great Lady M S. at Hollywood Park and placed in the Grade 2 Royal Heroine Mile Stakes. She is currently in-foal for the 2023 breeding season to Grade 1 winner Lexitonian, a son of Speightstown in his first season at stud.  

Also offered is two-year-old racing prospect Honor King, a son of Grade 1 Kentucky Derby winner, Always Dreaming. He is out of the Mineshaft mare, Lantern Glow, making this colt a half-brother to Remsen S. [G2] winner Leave the Light On and New York-bred stakes performer, Championofthenile.

For more information on those being offered in the 2022 Wanamaker's June Sale, go to wanamakers.com. Prospective buyers may browse the website to view pedigrees, pictures, and videos of each hip offered. In-person inspections may be scheduled by contacting sellers with the information provided in the catalog. 

Bidding will open on Thursday, June 30th at 8:00 AM ET, with the first listing set to close at 5:00 PM ET. Subsequent listings will close in three-minute increments. Detailed information on the buying process can be found at wanamakers.com/buy.  

In addition, entries close on Tuesday, July 5th for the Wanamaker's New York-bred Racing Age Sale, set to be held in conjunction with New York Thoroughbred Breeders, Inc. (NYTB) on July 13th.

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