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Justify’s City Of Troy Makes All In International, Breaks Sea The Stars’ Record

BySport room

Aug 21, 2024

Wednesday’s G1 Juddmonte International Stakes attracted its first double-digit field since Postponed (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) defeated 11 rivals in 2016 and this year’s renewal witnessed a performance for the ages as City Of Troy (Justify) made all to smash the track record of Sea The Stars (Ire) (Cape Cross {Ire}) by almost one second in the £1.25million 10-furlong feature.

The eventual winner, sent off as the 5-4 favourite, was slick from the gates and seized immediate control. Asked to stretch in early straight, his response was emphatic and he maintained a relentless high tempo up front to easily withstand the late threat of Calandagan (Ire) (Gleneagles {Ire}), who also dipped below the old benchmark, by a length. Jeff Smith’s G1 Eclipse Stakes third Ghostwriter (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) ran on well in the latter stages to finish 3 1/2 lengths further adrift in third.

 

Wednesday, York, Britain
JUDDMONTE INTERNATIONAL STAKES-G1, £1,250,000, York, 8-21, 3yo/up, 10f 56yT, 2:04.32, g/f.
1–CITY OF TROY, 127, c, 3, by Justify
1st Dam: Together Forever (Ire) (G1SW-Eng & SW-Ire, $318,729), by Galileo (Ire)
2nd Dam: Green Room, by Theatrical (Ire)
3rd Dam: Chain Fern, by Blushing Groom (Fr)
TDN Rising Star. O-Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith; B-Orpendale, Chelston & Wynatt (KY); T-Aidan O’Brien; J-Ryan Moore. £708,875. Lifetime Record: 7-6-0-0, $3,028,555. *Full to Bertinelli, GSP-HK, $327,857; and 1/2 to Military Style (War Front), GSW-Ire; Absolute Ruler (War Front), GSP-Ire; and King Of Athens (War Front), SP-Ire. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Calandagan (Ire), 127, g, 3, Gleneagles (Ire)–Calayana (Fr), by Sinndar (Ire). 1ST GROUP 1 BLACK TYPE. O-H H The Aga Khan; B-H H The Aga Khan’s Studs SC (IRE); T-Francis-Henri Graffard. £268,750.
3–Ghostwriter (Ire), 127, c, 3, Invincible Spirit (Ire)–Moorside (GB), by Champs Elysees (GB). (100,000gns Wlg ’21 TADEWE). O-J C Smith; B-Norelands Bloodstock & Irish National Stud (IRE); T-Clive Cox. £134,500.
Margins: 1, 3HF, 3 3/4. Odds: 1.25, 6.50, 33.00.
Also Ran: Bluestocking (GB), Durezza (Jpn), Royal Rhyme (Ire), Docklands (GB), Maljoom (Ire), Israr (GB), Ambiente Friendly (Ire), Zarakem (Fr), Alflaila (GB), Hans Andersen (GB).

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