Just As Well by AP Indy has been retired from stud duties, to the farm of Juli Santini – Juli, whose family own Roski Stud, were the bulk shareholders of Just As Well during his stallion career. Affectionately known as JAWS, an abbreviation of his name and in no way a reflection of his lovely…
Bruce Le Roux-bred and part owned Georgina Rose, a lovely Just As Well filly is now unbeaten from just two starts. Sold for just R75 000 at the 2018 KZN Yearling Sale, she has earned over R120 000 in stakes to date.
Wissahickon, a Tapit half-brother to Spring Valley sire Just As Well, had an impressive victory in the £100,000 Gr3 Betway Winter Derby on Polytrack at Lingfield Park on Saturday.
He’s a lovely horse and will probably end up racing in America come the fall and next year. He is a Tapit, so he is really going to suit the surfaces out there. He has run a lovely race today and enjoys this surface.”
The Tapit half-brother to Spring Valley sire Just As Well won a Listed race in England yesterday. The chestnut colt named Wissahickon beat home Big Country (High Chapparal) by over two lengths clear.
With the well-performed Just As Well’s biggest crop now 2yo’s, Spring Valley Stud’s Bruce Le Roux is hopeful that the market will start sitting up and taking a little more notice of his well-bred son of AP Indy. Just As Well has a lifetime winners to runners percentage of 50%, with only 61 progeny to race from seven crops.
The Spring Valley Stud is home to the blue blooded A P Indy son Just As Well, who is from a family which continues to fire on all cylinders and Just As Well’s impressive pedigree page got a further boost following the running of the Listed Prix du Ranelagh at Chantilly Racecourse on Sunday.
As a small breeding establishment, we are very proud of the recent statistics on the www.nhra.co.za website, which sees us producing over 55% winners for the season. From 27 runners, we have had 20 wins and 57 places, and our horses have earned over R1,5-million for their connections over the past season.
“No fewer than seven of the Spring Valley yearlings on offer are sired by the farm’s resident A P Indy sire Just As Well. Best known as the sire of G3 winner Just Cruised In and Ready To Run Cup hero Chili Con Carne, Just As Well has been enjoying a prolific run as a sire of winners this season and is a sire who represents good value for money.”
The striking son of AP Indy at Spring Valley Stud, Just As Well, had a massive week with five winners and six places, including a debut win with a 2yo at the Vaal. The lightly supported Just As Well has only produced 53 foals to date since going to stud in 2011 – which amounts to approximately…