Justify Surges to Lead – Classic Opportunity

Tara Madgwick - Sunday February 12

Coolmore shuttler Justify (USA) has shot to the top of the Australian first season sires table thanks to the deeds of his brilliant daughter Learning to Fly and the Triple Crown winner has a select draft of nine yearlings be offered at Inglis Classic over the next few days.

Learning to Fly is favourite for the Golden Slipper - image Steve Hart

The first Australian winner for Justify from just four starters, Learning to Fly has had two starts for wins in the Group III ATC Widden Stakes and $2million Inglis Millennium, read about her here.

In the Northern Hemisphere, Justify has sired 32 winners, of which six are stakes -winners and his overall stakes-winner to runner strike rate sits at 8.2%, which is encouraging for a sire whose offspring are expected to improve at three.

He has nine for Inglis Classic with a colt from blueblood Group I winner Charmont the pedigree standout to be offered by Coolmore as Lot 318.

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Lot 318

Highgrove Stud will offer Lot 288, a Justify colt bred on a similar cross to Learning to Fly being from Boudicea Belle, who is by Fastnet Rock’s sire son Smart Missile. His dam is a half-sister to Group winners Eurozone and Miss Marielle, the dam of Group I ATC Coolmore Classic winner Peeping.

Lot 218

Ridgmont Farm will offer a stylish leggy Justify filly from Bronte as Lot 293. She is the second foal of a placed half-sister Group III winner Jazz Song from Group I Absolut Glam.

Lot 293

Newgate Farm will offer a filly closely related to Inglis Millennium place-getter Kundalini as Lot 362. She is from outstanding producer Dawn Almighty and is a half-sister to Group I winning Champion NZ 2YO Ruud Awakening, the dam of Group III winner Rise of the Masses and stakes-placed Kundalini, who sold for $1.7million as a yearling.

Lot 362

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