Pricey Filly’s Rising Star ‘Justifies’
Despite Keeneland’s September price of $725,000, CRK Stable’s Justique (Evenly—Grazie Mille, of Bernardini) snuck a little under the radar on Sunday night while being trained by Bob Baffert Cooking at home (Honor code) get almost every dollar of tote support in a special maiden weight Del Mar looks savoury. But there’s no shortage of Justique in this passage, as she breathes into her contest super-impressively to become her neophyte sire (by Scat Daddy) and sixth and second individual winners. ‘Rising star TDN’.
Bid to be the first winner for coach John Shirreffs since June 2019 (his second most recent was GISW future Hard Not to Love {Spin hard}), younger half-sister with a first-year male student from the same father Mo town (Uncle Mo), GISW, $519,600, very slow when 1-2 Home Cooking came out with $600,000 2 year old purchase Fourth Street (Street Sense) on the user interface. Justique quickly eliminated the opponents in the middle of the home leg, but still had to cut her work because Kissed by fire (Friesan Fire) – a $350,000 FTMMAY itself – has been upgraded and looks the most likely spoiler. But Justique really caught the eye when the top two crossed the eight column, and she ducked past their heads with a single hand stroke with a move that is – dare we say – a bit suggestive. remembers the move performed by Shirreffs’ Hall of Fame mare Zenyatta (Street Cry {Ire}) during his own presentation. The winning margin is three times and the last one is 1:04.29. Kissed by Fire comes in second as big chalk.
Winner of the Three Crowns Evenly was represented by two graded fills/winners among peers ‘Rising Star’ and G2 heroines Airlie Stud S. Statuette and GIII Schuylerville S. Just Cindy winners. The Evenly cross Bernardini cross also produced Ellis’ first five-length scorer Justa Warrior. Justique John Gunther’s breeder bred Evenly also.
Mo townwho has had three winners so far and stands by Evenly at Coolmore, yes ‘Rising Star’ nodded for his second game of the 2016 tournament. He immediately added GII Remsen S. and reached his peak on Del Mar the following season, reinventing himself as a player. lawn horse and GI Hollywood Derby merger.
Justique Molto Vita’s second dam (Carson City) is a GSW/MGISP sprinter who also produces SW/GSPs Jaguar Paw (Giant’s Causeway) and Venetian Mask (Pulpit). The third dam Princess Polonia (Danzig) was also a graded winner.
Dam Grazie Mille gave birth to Justique’s full sister on March 29 and was bred again ‘Rising Star’ Into Mischief factory for 2023. Sales history: $725,000 ylg ’21 KEESEP. Lifetime record: 1-1-0-0. OC RK Stable LLC. B-John D. Gunther & Eurowest Bloodstock (United States). T-John A. Shirreffs.
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