Justify’s Stellify Wires $2M Ladies Marathon at Kentucky Downs

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Riding a three-race win streak, Stellify (Justify–Savvy Star, by Medaglia d'Oro) went to the front a few jumps into the GIII Ladies Marathon at Kentucky Downs and held the advantage all the way to an easy score. Sent off the 2-1 choice, the 4-year-old carved out opening fractions of :26.10, :49.57 and 1:13 for three quarters. In control turning for home, the $140,000 KEESEP yearling purchase spurted clear in the lane and proved best to defeat closing Way to Be Marie (Not This Time) by four lengths. Miwa (GB) Siyouni {Fr}) rounded out the trifecta, Final time for the 1 5/16-mile test was 2:06.84.

Lifetime Record: 6-4-1-1, $1478,404. O-Elements Racing, George Messina & Michael Lee, B-WinStar Farm (KY); T-Brad Cox.

Saturday, Kentucky Downs
LIGHT & WONDER LADIES MARATHON INVITATIONAL S.-GIII, $1,806,666, Kentucky Downs, 9-6, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 5/16mT, 2:06.84, gd.
1–STELLIFY, 122, f, 4, by Justify
            1st Dam: Savvy Star, by Medaglia d'Oro
            2nd Dam: She's a Winner, by A.P. Indy
            3rd Dam: Get Lucky, by Mr. Prospector
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. ($140,000
Ylg '22 KEESEP). O-Elements Racing LLC, George Messina &
Michael Lee; B-WinStar Farm, LLC (KY); T-Brad H. Cox; J-Florent
Geroux. $1,164,200. Lifetime Record: 6-4-1-1, $1,442,604.
Werk Nick Rating: B. Click for the
eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
Free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Way to Be Marie, 122, f, 4, Not This Time–Woman of the
World, by Henrythenavigator. ($75,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP;
$95,000 2yo '23 OBSAPR). O-Robert V. LaPenta & Madaket
Stables LLC; B-William B. Harrigan & Mike Pietrangelo (KY);
T-Rob Atras. $382,000.
3–Miwa (GB), 122, f, 4, Siyouni (Fr)–Bartaba (Fr), by Deep
Impact (Jpn). 1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE.
(€230,000 3yo '24 ARQDEC). O-Repole Stable; B-Wertheimer
Et Frere (GB); T-Joe Sharp. $91,000.
Margins: 2 3/4, 3/4, 1. Odds: 2.11, 19.56, 4.93.
Also Ran: Duvet Day (Ire), Nadette (Fr), Beach Bomb (Saf), Boss Lady Bailey, Ayra Stark (Arg), Spanish Eyes (Ger), No Mo Candy, Gran Mirella (Arg). Click for the Equibase.com chart or the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.

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