Justify, the champion 2-year-old sire in North America and sire of Australian Group 2 winner Storm Boy, won’t be returning to stand at Coolmore Australia this spring and will remain at Coolmore’s Ashford Stud in Kentucky where he will cover a select book of mares to Southern Hemisphere time late in the year.
“It’s a similar situation to Frankel in England where they serve mares to Southern Hemisphere time,” said Coolmore’s Tom Magnier. “We will be sending up some of our best mares and some of our clients here will have the opportunity to send their mares to him too.”
“Many of the mares that might have visited Justify here have already been booked into our Golden Slipper winner Shinzo whose retirement was announced a few days ago,” added Magnier. “We have had a fantastic response to him from our clients.”
The Triple Crown winner Justify has enjoyed a sensational last 12 months in both hemispheres with Storm Boy and Learning to Fly in Australia and five Group/Grade 1 winners in Europe and North America headed by 2023 European champion 2-year-old City of Troy, the short-priced favorite for the 2,000 Guineas and Epsom Derby.
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