Triple Crown In Sight for Justify

Kentucky Equine Research congratulates Justify and his connections for winning the 143rd Preakness Stakes. Justify was temporarily challenged by a few horses in the field, but ultimately came out on top by a half-length.

The Scat Daddy colt, trained by Bob Baffert, remains undefeated and has won five races since his career debut on February 18th. This was Baffert’s seventh Preakness win. He is also now five-for-five on running a Derby winner two weeks later in the Preakness.

Justify will be running June 9 in the Belmont Stakes, the third and final leg of the Triple Crown. At a mile and a half, it is the longest of the Triple Crown races.

“The Belmont will probably be easier on him, the way it’s set up,” Baffert told BloodHorse magazine. “I think his next race will be really big.”

Baffert is no stranger to winning prestigious Triple Crown races having trained American Pharoah, winner of the Triple Crown in 2015 and only the twelfth horse in history to accomplish that feat.

Baffert relies on KER Race Recovery™ to help Justify and other horses in his stable recover quickly after racing. Race Recovery is designed for horses given furosemide (Lasix®) to strategically replenish electrolytes at critical times following exercise, stimulating thirst and replacing body weight quickly. Learn more about this research-proven product. Justify is also fed Hallway Feeds, a KER Balance Partner.

“The Triple Crown is all about recovery to turn in three world-class performances,” explained Baffert. “With Race Recovery, I know my winning horses have the best nutritional support to bounce back and win again.”

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