Justify as a Keeneland September Yearling

[@peightonstorm1053]

Justify is probably the most beautiful horse I have ever seen he is just beautiful

[@patriciacollier2404]

I agree he is beautiful but you never saw his ancestor, Secretariat!

[@peightonstorm1053]

@@patriciacollier2404 yes I am a Secretariat fan very much so the greatest horse ever

[@peightonstorm1053]

I can't wait to see justifies offsprings I know they will be as beautiful . Its exciting to see what they will be champions no doubt

[@patriciacollier2404]

@@peightonstorm1053 YES! They will be perfection!

[@peightonstorm1053]

I have one of justifies paintings hanging above my desk I just love it it's the cutest thing it was called a moneigh for charity through second stride I believe

[@rebecca94503]

He’s beautiful. Saw him last May. Tall and solid. I wish him well in his stallion career.

[@CajunAdrienne]

He is gorgeous! I love red chestnuts and sorrel colored horses!

[@karent9584]

That's so crazy to see him before his glory.....love him

[@theresapellicano402]

Gorgeous even then . Look at the shoulder! He had an intelligent look

[@kenzies.8515]

Only 500 k! That’s crazy considering now he’s an undefeated triple crown winner.

[@JOHN----DOE]

But who's to know? A wrong step and a career is over. It's a horse race (riskier yet, three of them).

[@mikamichan1842]

far o'war 2,5 k

[@scottchadwick6921]

Hind sight is 20/20. Always a risk buying these high dollar horses. Not all of ever make the money back and end up dudes.

[@boswindle9050]

@Sharon Murray the GOAT

[@carllanier9036]

John Doe c

[@11oakclifftx]

Great return on this one.

[@sandy_521lakestreet]

he was just as beautiful even as a yearling!

[@ghostowlfilmsllc6015]

525! Am I too late?

[@crooning4leftovers125]

Now THAT'S funny!

[@juliehertz8768]

I think we could possibly have another Triple Crown Winner.

[@itsemilee1502]

julie hertz he is lame as hell right now 😥

[@meganproffitt424]

No he's not. lol

[@newstarcadefan]

Julie hertz he did the same thing American Pharoh did as of yesterday (6/9) he got the triple crown.

[@fenpom39]

And as of Saturday he became the thirteenth one!

[@sksksrara1906]

@@itsemilee1502 what?

[@redrider1435]

THAT'S REALLY JUSTIFY THE 13TH TRIPLE CROWN WINNER (MY 2ND TRIPLE CROWN WINNER) AS A YEARLING!

[@julevega8992]

He was stunning even then, with a massive V12 in behind

[@JOHN----DOE]

Love his fecal commentary on the proceedings.

[@dianehewitt579]

What a powerhouse at just a year old!

[@kwgrid]

Gorgeous!

[@LeadTheWayFarmsLLC]

Scat Daddy...what a name XD

[@biensibug4234]

Scat daddy's Dad is storm cat

[@jlove8445]

Scat Daddy is by the Storm Cat line but he is not his Daddy Scat Daddy’s father is Johannesburg, Grand dad is Hennessy great grandad is Storm Cat

[@adamdoubled1298]

A bargain @ 500k considering what he has done so far (and what he may do) I guarantee the other ppl biding are crying right now for not digging deeper in there pockets!

[@arthursolano8646]

Lyre Burch Justify will keep proving dumbass haters like you wrong The Best Of the Best undefeated in the triple Crown Jewels not even American Pharaoh did that fucken lame

[@arthursolano8646]

Lyre Burch no I called you a lame , because you apparently don’t know anything about the sport of horse racing , they retire after a certain age and some horses get long Lay Offs by their trainers/Owners there’s been horses with 2 year long lay offs they don’t just run and run and run Trainers put them in races they know they have chances in they don’t just run everyday every race

[@arthursolano8646]

Lyre Burch horses were born to run especially thoroughbreds I’ll agree 3 races in 5 weeks Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont is a lot for a horse to take but that’s why the triple crown is hard to accomplish only a super horse has the heart to win all 3 jewels of the crown

[@arthursolano8646]

Lyre Burch I’m not sure why you called justify a dead lame do you know how hard it is to stay undefeated especially with all this Triple crown pressure he literally debuted not more than 2 months ago and he’s already doing great things HES A SUPER HORSE

[@arthursolano8646]

Lyre Burch his giant strides will get him through this challenge he’ll be greater than secretariat !! I saw him debut at santa Anita and I saw his 2nd race and 3rd race at the santa Anita derby I love justify and he deserves nothing but respect

[@peightonstorm1053]

Stunning

[@keybuckley]

BARGAIN! I'LL TAKE TEN, PLEASE!

[@ingridvpolor6383]

The triple crown winner sold for a low price while I have seen other horses sell for high prices and do not perform well. The same thing happened with Seattle Slew other triple crown winner sold for only 17.500 and with American Pharoah other triple crown winner sold only for 300.000. People don't know how to value good horses

[@ManjuSingh-io6ix]

Lovely ❤️What a beauty her mane so well trimmed 🌹🌹

[@meganproffitt424]

Justify is a he :)

[@aimokoivunen7046]

Good deal then 😊

[@doheo33]

If they had said “This is the future triple crown winner.” They will sell for much more money

[@Rickynyc69]

alright bring out the triple crown winner!!

[@richardcoreno]

Justify is now worldwide.

[@leobowman8149]

That was a steal

[@americanwoman8947]

500K now the 13th Tripple Crown Winner Justify fetching 75 million stud fees. One in a million Horse!

[@OfficialMuffiin]

75m is his overall breeding rights, not his stud fee. No one would ever pay 75m for a cover off ANY horse.

[@uhRoid]

75 Million dollar stud fee on this beauty!

[@hannahc6049]

NaOCl That's what his breeding rights are, I believe. No mare owner would pay that much per cover. AP is only $300,000.00

[@eliasperdedor2642]

Hannah H decades ago it was reported that Northern Dancer's stud fee was $1,000,000

[@hannahc6049]

elias perdedor Considering how often I see him (in papers), it seems like he was in enough demand that could be close. And with all the money in TBs, even then, it would make sense.

[@OfficialMuffiin]

@@hannahc6049 no one would ever pay 75 million dollars on a cover off justify, the 75 million is speculated breeding rights, NOT for a cover. No horse in history has ever won 75 million on the track, thats ridiculous to think hes 75m for a cover.

[@hannahc6049]

@@OfficialMuffiin That's literally what I said??? That the 75 mil was breeding rights not stud fee??

[@ZenyattaFan1]

How did this horse end up doing? Has he run yet?

[@sid187able]

ZenyattaFan1 he is undefeated 4 times including the Kentucky derby

[@ZenyattaFan1]

I was kidding. LOL.

[@arthursolano8646]

Undefeated 5 times now Kentucky Derby, Preakness Winner Justify

[@corythegoat2745]

6 time winner including the triple crown

[@nancywindrow3737]

Lol

[@kathleenboyle8652]

Turned out a bargain...😀

[@meganproffitt424]

Daw! Justify looks like a nervous wreck in this video and I think it's adorable!

[@newstarcadefan]

He ended up getting over his nerves yesterday (6/9) winning the triple crown. However, here's hoping that he's able to go into the Breeders Cup Classic. He is impressive that he never did any races in his juvenile phase (like American Pharoah did).

[@agustindejesus7398]

Megan Proffitt ...that is when some lucky guy paid half a million dollars for him, looking like that....a nervous wreck. He was not nervous, he was worried is he was going to end up at baffert barn and them running in the triple crown.

[@myronschabe]

He is actually rather calm for a yearling colt thoroughbred in that kind of situation...that is what helped him compete so well.

[@meganproffitt424]

@@myronschabe Yes, I own thoroughbreds, thanks. :)

[@meganproffitt424]

@@joemac9249 Doesn’t need to be.

[@bomb496]

Does anyone know what they EXACTLY mean by a RECENT KEENELAND SALES GRADUATE.

[@pamspurgers3578]

I don't know if you've gotten an answer, but it means a yearling sold at Keeneland Sales winning a race. The announcers on TVG say that a lot.

[@janetseecoomar-nicklas8682]

imagine not bidding another 25k for the triple crown winner

[@kona1761]

What kept his price down?

[@DoubleDogDare54]

He was a very big colt with questionable front legs not designed to take a lot of pounding. He wasn't sound enough to race at 2, only made 6 races at 3 before going sore and being retired. It wasn't a question of if his front pins would give out but when. Baffert managed to nurse him along just enough to run in the Triple Crown and that was the end of his racing career. Bidders were leery of putting out a lot of bucks on a horse with obvious soundness issues in his future.

[@agustindejesus7398]

You can see now that no one know anything about this business. All the ones that brag let justify go for 500t. They also let american pharoah go for 300t at the sales and baffert got lucky with both of them cause they end up at his stable. Only junior m would have paid more for justify. Too bad he was broke.

[@UFCtrumpsboxing]

he has really beautiful face and those eyes the pockets will become muscled as he ages

[@lkmorgan1959]

Make papa proud champ.

[@UFCtrumpsboxing]

unbelievably inexpensive

[@DoubleDogDare54]

And would have been unbelievably expensive if he'd bowed a tendon in training as a 2YO and never raced. Had that happened he would have been gelded and forgotten.

[@ArkOmen1]

I don't know why they didn't bid him up more. What's not to like? Heck, he just went on to win the Triple Crown and he looked the part right away. Sometimes, it's not rocket science. When you see a horse like that, you get out your check book.

[@OfficialMuffiin]

A lot of nice horses go into the auction and end up being useless at running. It's easy to say after the fact that he's a decent horse but before that no one knows whether he'll be any good or not.

[@myronschabe]

Read above comment by DoubleDogDare...he is a beauty but too much mass for his front legs...not a build to be sustainable, though obviously he was brilliant when sound.

[@ingridvpolor6383]

​@@myronschabe now he is the 13 triple crown winner

[@ronniebishop2496]

What a great horse that I picked after his Derby performance to win the triple crown.? He was my 4,th Derby winner in the last five years. No way would I ever pick a horse named Nyqist for obvious reasons and of course didn't.

[@meganproffitt424]

You refused to pick a horse because the name? lol

[@meganproffitt424]

Yes and yes, but I don't pick because of names. lol

[@ronniebishop2496]

Megan Proffitt You can see my posts before the race and I've got hundreds of witnesses. But it is complicated I just say by their names to keep from getting into a long discussion. This is the most I've ever talked about it. But I guess names are important to God he changed a few etc.

[@ronniebishop2496]

Wayne Harrison Well after the Preakness and the way they gained on him at the end I was wondering. But Mile said he had a lot more just didn't need it. The Belmont is long. I'm sticking with him. This is the race to hit a triple or box one.

[@ronniebishop2496]

Wayne Harrison It seems like the Derby is sloppy about 1/3 of the time.

[@martinle4285]

what does the "HIP" mean

[@pamspurgers3578]

The consignment number for the horse is placed on his HIP. I know this sounds flippant but I was curious one time while watching an auction and googled it.

[@meganproffitt424]

That’s the number he is in the auction.

[@colekonthel]

value added

[@maryspeidel5258]

If these horses could only talk.

[@sockpupppetextraordinaire7187]

Horses should have rights...this is a form of slavery...forced to run or slaughterhouse.

[@hannahc6049]

Sockpupppet Extraordinaire Horses are as smart as a toddler... They can't exactly say what they want in so many words. TBs make up a fraction of the horses in kill pens, the majority go on to the breeding shed or to be sport horses.

[@OfficialMuffiin]

And now hes living the dream of covering mares often and getting the best care in the world.

[@CC-xn5xi]

His hind legs look twisted to Justify's right.

[@juanmanuelrodriguez8846]

Ja ja jaa 500 mil , que ojeteee

[@babsfocker7751]

his sire's name. scat daddy. scat is another name for shit. just why would you name a horse that?

[@judemadden4722]

babsfocker His owners nickname is Scat, Jimmy Scatuorchio, I believe

[@lynnebraun4845]

babsfocker I think it also means "run away"!! For example, "Scat cat,get lost"!!!!. Lol I remember that sentence from a 1st grade reader... I would imagine it comes from the word SCATTER??

[@kimberlypotts9734]

Please stop the selling of these animals that need to be of use and loved just like dogs with cats

[@newstarcadefan]

This is a business. Also no human would be able to manage a corral of hundreds of horses. Some people have gone to jail, or turned them over to the humane society/ASPCA because they got over their head by trying to take care of one or two.

[@cherylcalheiros9278]

Kimberly Potts 🐴

[@SarahJones-wy5us]

These poor terrified ,confused young colts in the confined space , with the jabbering auctioneer in his young ears, it always makes me angry that they are put through this for human greed and entertainment.And their life of service is only just beginning. for better or worse in the racing industry.

[@DoubleDogDare54]

They have been prepared and schooled for these few minutes since they were born. They are fine. If they were truly "terrified" they bolt right out of the sales ring and charge through the crowd. You will notice they don't do so. Because they have been conditioned for it for many months before being taken to the sale. You make it sound like they are BLM mustangs when they are very expensive Thoroughbred yearlings that have been carefully handled and trained well since they were foaled.

[@theravagedgrapefruit8190]

I wonder how much that Justify horse shit is worth now?

[@Diffy_crew]

Why dont the owners of these foals just keep them? Like why do they auction them off?

[@1houndgal]

It is big business to breed horses and produce foals.

[@lizkathleen]

many of the owners have to manage hundreds of horses on their farm so selling the best ones will bring money to them which they will later use to keep their farm open.

[@AlliWalker]

Trainers do training, breeders do breeding. The best of the best specialize in one thing and one thing only. A stud has to focus on stallion and mare care, prepping foals for sales, dealing with any pregnancy issues or foal issues, prepping stallions and mares for breeding, working with blood agents to get the best breeding stock, etc. It's a huge business that takes a lot of time and wisdom to do right (and take money at it too). Trainers have a completely different job, buying the best yearlings, getting them broke to ride, training them correctly so their bodies are developed and muscles are ready for the work involved, getting the best jockeys for training and racing, getting the horse ready for track life, dealing with any set backs (disease/injury) that might occur, assessing horse's ability to race well, etc etc. You can only be good at one usually and most can't even handle one thing well enough to make a good income.

[@agustindejesus7398]

Robert Arriola ...robert it is all business. Many of the foals never make it to the races.

[@newstarcadefan]

Agustin DeJesus that is correct. Many foals end up doing something other than racing like dressage, equestrian jump, rodeo, trail horses, therapy horses, etc.

[@jilbertogonzalez5546]

Yo compré un potrillo en 2500 dólares i le saque 2 millones de dólares se llamaba snochchif