Who Is The Jockey Riding Justify?

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Justify's jockey

Mike Smith

can't describe the emotions that are running through his body after winning the Triple Crown at the age of 52.

Is Justify related to American Pharoah?

American Pharoah and Justify's Triple Crown victories were separated by three years on the calendar. But

the two are now linked by more than history and shared trainer Bob Baffert

– they are now both young stallions for the international Coolmore group, sharing a stallion barn at Ashford Stud in Kentucky.

Who rode the horse Justify?

Justify Trainer

Bob Baffert
Record 6: 6–0–0 Earnings $3,798,000 Major wins

Why was Justify disqualified?

“Nothing is held back.” Justify faced disqualification

from his victory in the Santa Anita Derby that would cost his owners — a partnership of wealthy interests — their share of the $600,000 first-place purse

. If the complaint was ruled on quickly enough, it would have made Justify ineligible for the Kentucky Derby.

Who is the owner of the Horse Essential Quality?

Essential Quality is a three-year-old colt who is owned by the highly-regarded

Godolphin Stables

. He is trained by Brad H. Cox and was considered the favourite heading into the 2021 Kentucky Derby following an unbeaten record in qualifying.

Where is jockey Luis Saez?

Luis Saez Career wins 2,694+ (ongoing)
Major racing wins

Is Justify a descendant of Secretariat?


Justify is the second descendant of Secretariat to win the Triple Crown

. In 2015, American Pharoah, a great-great-great grandson, broke the long dry spell of 37 years as the first to claim the crown since Affirmed won in 1978.

Where is the horse Justify now?

Where is Justify? As of Sept. 17, 2018, Justify resides at

Coolmore America's Ashford Stud Farm in Versailles, Kentucky

. Justify will stand at the farm in 2019 for the first season of his stud career.

Is the horse Justify still alive?

Justify, the undefeated colt who in June became the 13th Triple Crown winner,

has been retired from racing

, his owners announced on Wednesday.

Is Seattle Slew related to Secretariat?

Seattle Slew was foaled on February 15, 1974, at the White Horse Acres breeding farm in Lexington, Kentucky. He had an impressive family tree:

his sire, Bold Reasoning, was the grandson of Bold Ruler, the father of the great Secretariat

.

What is Bob Baffert salary?

Net Worth:

$30 Million
Profession: Horse trainer, Actor

Is American Pharoah related to Secretariat?


American Pharoah is a descendant of Secretariat

through his dam, Littleprincessemma. Secretariat is his great, great, great grandfather on his maternal side. Secretariat isn't the only successful horse in American Pharoah's pedigree. His sire, Pioneerof the Nile, was second in the Kentucky Derby in 2009.

Does Justify have any foals?

Justify excels at striking poses at Ashford Stud, but it's time for his offspring to attract attention.

Justify's first foal was born on Jan. 3, 2020

, a filly out of the mare Foreign Affair.

How many foals does Justify have?

After withdrawals, Justify has

19

foals catalogued across both sales, all of whom are extremely well-connected – as to be expected from a group bred off a fee of $150,000.

How much is Justify sperm worth?

Ashford Stud's 2019 Fees Stallion 2018 Fee 2019 Fee Fusaichi Pegasus $7,500 $7,500 Justify New

$150,000
Lookin At Lucky $17,500 $17,500

How much did essential quality sell for?

Essential Quality (Tapit–Delightful Quality, by Elusive Quality), last year's champion 2-year-old and winner of this year's GI Belmont S. and GI Runhappy Travers S., will begin his stud career next year at a fee of

$75,000

, Darley in America announced Sunday.

Who trains the horse Knicks go?

Knicks Go Owner Korea Racing Authority Trainer

Brad H. Cox
Record 25: 10-4-1 Earnings $9,258,135

Is essential quality a stallion?

ESSENTIAL QUALITY TAPIT DELIGHTFUL QUALITY PULPIT ELUSIVE QUALITY A. P. INDY TOUCH OF GREATNESS SEATTLE SLEW HERO'S HONOR

How old is Luis Saez jockey?

29 years (May 19, 1992)

What nationality is Luis Saez?

Panamanian

What happened Luis Saez?

Horse Racing Nation reported last spring that Saez had been

suspended six times in a span of eight months and 20 times altogether since 2013

. He would later earn another careless riding suspension last June at Belmont Park, and faces an additional seven-day penalty during the upcoming Belmont meet.

Did any of secretariats foals win races?

In stud, Secretariat sired such future champions as

1988 Preakness and Belmont winner Risen Star and 1986 Horse of the Year Lady's Secret

. But none of his offspring came close to matching the standard he set.

Who is Secretariat's most successful offspring?

The most successful racehorse he ever produced was

Lady's Secret

, a multiple stakes winner that won an Eclipse Award as horse of the year. His other greatest offspring were Risen Star, a Preakness and Belmont winner, and Tinners Way, a colt from his final crop of foals.

Are there any horses with Secretariat bloodlines?


Secretariat is outcrossed through five generations

. He is a full brother to 1967 Selima Stakes winner Syrian Sea, dam of Grade 2 winner Alada (by Riva Ridge) and third dam of 1992 American champion 3-year-old filly Saratoga Dew.

Who owns Ashford Stud Farm?

Fans of Triple Crown champion Justify can visit the home of the world famous race horse this November! Two of Mint Julep's Breeders' Cup week experiences will travel to Ashford Stud Farm, owned by

Coolmore America

, where the horse currently resides.

What is the highest stud fee ever?

Storm Cat Dam Terlingua Damsire Secretariat Sex Stallion Foaled February 27, 1983

How much is the stud fee for Justify?

Ashford Stud's Fees Stallion 2020 Fee 2019 Fee Justify

$150,000


$150,000
Lookin At Lucky $20,000 $20,000 Mendelssohn $35,000 $35,000
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