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February 4 Insights: Coolmore Colt Justifies Early Favoritism

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5th-GP, $84k, Msw, 3yo, 1mT, 1:46p.m. ET
Coolmore's JUST SO (Justify) will lead the field to post for his debut off a steady stream of works in South Florida for trainer Chad Brown. He is a son of MGISW Turbulent Descent, who also raced in the Coolmore colors before selling in foal to War Front for $2.45 million at KEENOV in 2014. His third dam is the MGIW Gorgeous (Slew o'Gold), the dam of MGSW winner Stunning (Nureyev). The Stuart S. Janney III homebred Windsor Park (Mastery) debuts for trainer Shug McGaughey and represents a long line of beautifully bred Janney runners, including his Grade I-winning dam and Grade I-winning granddam Deputation (Deputy Minister), who herself produced the dam of MGSW Criminologist (Maria's Mon). Ghost Coast (Street Sense) drew the far outside for his debut for trainer Brendan Walsh. Harrell Ventures and Starlight Racing LLC paid $250,000 for this colt as a KEESEP yearling. He is out of the unraced Exchange Rate mare Mirapoix, who herself is a half-sister to GSW Michigan Bluff (Skywalker), the dam of Turkish champion Hakeem (Harlan's Holiday) and SW Let's Go Cheyenne (Tiznow). Other notable names in this colt's pedigree include MGSW Chocolate Ride (Candy Ride {Arg}) and GISW Killer Graces (Congaree). TJCIS PPs.

6th-Tam, $32k, Msw, 3yo, f, 1m40y, 3:25p.m. ET
WinStar Farm, Bena Halecky and Judy Needham-bred and owned JUST MY OWN (Justify), who not only is a son of a Triple Crown winner but also the son of Mining My Own (Smart Strike), the dam of 2009 GI Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird (Birdstone). Mining My Own sold for just $8,000 as a KEEJAN broodmare in foal to Pure Prize in 2008 and 18 months later she produced a Derby winner and subsequently GI Pacific Classic S. winner Dullahan (Even the Score) and MSW Mine That Star (Pioneerof the Nile). Hall of Fame conditioner Todd Pletcher trains this colt, who debuts off a steady stream of exceptional works at Palm Beach Downs over the past two months, including a bullet half-mile in :48.25 on New Year's Eve. TJCIS PPs.

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Justify Represented By First Australian Winner

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Coolmore Stud's Triple Crown hero and dual-hemisphere sire Justify (Scat Daddy) is off the mark in Australia and with a smart one. Learning To Fly (Aus) found plenty at her racecourse debut in Saturday's G3 Widden S. at Rosehill (video), having shown plenty of talent at the trials.

Bred by Katom and purchased by Kia Ora Stud for A$900,000 from the Coolmore Stud draft at the 2022 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale, the Annabel Neasham-trained filly is her sire's seventh worldwide stakes winner and his first winner of any variety on Australian soil.

She is the second foal for the G3 Chairmans' S. winner Ennis Hill (Aus) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) whose dam is the G2 Reisling S. winner Hips Don't Lie (NZ) (Stravinsky)–also dam of the Listed winners Lake Geneva (Aus) and Acrobat (Aus), both also by Fastnet Rock.

Served last spring by Snitzel (Aus) after foaling an I Am Invincible (Aus) filly, Ennis Hill also has a Pierro (Aus) filly who is catalogued as lot 117 at this year's Inglis Easter sale.

Learning To Fly boasts a cross of the wonderful mare Crimson Saint (Crimson Satan) via her grandson Storm Cat and son Royal Academy.

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Justify’s Harlocap Breaks Maiden for Baffert

Santa Anita, $68,500, Msw, 1-22, 3yo, 1 1/16m, 1:43.81, ft, 4 1/2 lengths.
HARLOCAP (c, 3, Justify–Mezinka, by Bodemeister) was second on debut to 'TDN Rising Star' Spun Intended (Hard Spun) at Del Mar Nov. 26, and lost in the final sixteenth at Santa Anita Jan. 2 when second to stablemate Mr Fisk (Arrogate). This time the even-money favorite set the pace early and showed the way along the rail as a pair pursued. The $400,000 EASMAY buy repulsed a challenge around the far turn and opened up down the lane to secure the victory by a comfortable 4 1/2 lengths over Yellow Brick (Quality Road). Second dam Star of Goshen (Lord At War {Arg}) produced superstar sire MGISW Pioneerof the Nile (Empire Maker). The winner is out of an unraced mare who is responsible for a 2-year-old colt by Uncle Mo. She was bred consecutively to Authentic starting in 2021, but did not register a foal the following year. Sales History: $150,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP; $275,000 2yo '22 FTFMAR; $400,000 2yo '22 EASMAY. Lifetime Record: 3-1-2-0, $67,600. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.

O-Villa Rosa Farm, Inc. and Harlo Stables Corp.; B-Breed First LLC (KY); T-Bob Baffert.

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Sunday Insights: Well-Bred Group Of Maiden Fillies Tackle The Turf

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9th-SA, $67K, Msw, 3yo, f, 6 1/2fT, 7:29 p.m.

Debuting Sunday out of the Richard Mandella barn, Ruby Nell (Bolt d'Oro) put in a quick breeze at the Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream Sale to be a $1.2 million pick up for Spendthrift Farm. A daughter of last year's leading first-crop sire, Ruby Nell is out of a half-sister to MSW & GSP Concealed Identity (Smarty Jones) who went on to produce SW & GSP Peach of a Gal (Curlin). Quick on the main track, she's posted a trio of drills since the New Year including her most recent gate work–three furlongs in :35 4/5 (2/12). TJCIS PPS

3rd-GP, $84K, Msw, 3yo, f, 1 1/16mT, 1:09 p.m.

Leading a quartet of fillies in this two-turn event, Bomba Nera (War Front) is out of a half-sister to GISW & Hill 'n' Dale stallion Violence (Medaglia d'Oro). Out of the Todd Pletcher barn for Sumaya US Stables, she picks up jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr.

Breaking to her outside is Tar Heel Girl (Into Mischief), a homebred for Town & Country Horse Farms out of the MGSW & GISP Upperline (Maria's Mon), making her a half-sister to SW War Secretary (War Front) and GSP Reigning Spirit (War Front). Training on the turf at Palm Meadows, Tar Heel Girl enters with a bullet work Jan. 13, going five furlongs on the grass in 1:02 1/5 (1/17).

From the extended family of the late leading sire Empire Maker (Unbridled) and GSW & MGISP Chester House (Mr. Prospector), Just The Sky (Justify) also traces back to GISW Honest Lady (Seattle Slew) and her offspring GISW First Defence (Unbridled's Song) and 'TDN Rising Star' Honest Mischief (Into Mischief). Her dam is a half-sister to the dam of MGSW & MGISP Honorable Duty (Distorted Humor). Just the Sky races for Chad Brown and gets Jose Ortiz in the irons.

A daughter of MGISW Dacita (Chi) (Scat Daddy), Doral (Quality Road) brought $575,000 as a yearling at Keeneland September. Her dam is a half-sister to champion 2-year-old filly in Chile Dafonda (Chi) (Lookin At Lucky) and champion imported 2-year-old filly in Peru Lady Estefania (Chi) (Powerscourt {GB}). Doral posted a bullet Jan. 15, going four furlongs in :49 (1/57) for trainer William Mott. TJCIS PPS

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