ELMONT, N.Y. – Justify, who will make a Triple Crown bid in Saturday’s 150th Belmont Stakes, arrived at Belmont Park on Wednesday at approximately 2:15 p.m. Eastern after a flight from Kentucky, where he had been based since his victory in the Preakness Stakes.
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Justify was led off the horse van by assistant trainer Jim Barnes, who then passed the lead shank to trainer Bob Baffert, who took Justify around the shed row several times before relinquishing him to groom Lalo Luna.
Justify, who won the Kentucky Derby five weeks ago, is scheduled to train at Belmont Park on Thursday and Friday before his Triple Crown bid on Saturday.
Baffert’s other Belmont Stakes starter, Restoring Hope, accompanied Justify on the flight from Louisville and the van ride from Islip Airport.
