Justivar (USA) Horse
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Justivar is a 5yo chestnut from the United States trained by Mike Puype. He is by Justify out of the dam Candavar. The horse has not yet broken his maiden, failing to win in eight starts. In his most recent outing at Santa Anita on 29 Mar 2026, jockey Armando Ayuso took Justivar to second place, behind the winner Channel Place.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Anita 29-Mar-26 1811m FIRM R5 Md $7,000 (of $35,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:49.360, SP: 2.50 reserved on the inside early, drew closer in the middle stages, picked up stride two then three wide around the far turn, finished willingly down the lane but had to settle for second best. 1st Channel Place ( E Jaramillo 118 ) 2nd Justivar ( A Ayuso 126 ) 1.50L 3rd Holly Goquickly ( K Kimura 126 ) 4.00L See full results | A Ayuso 57.2kg 1.50L | 2 (8) |
| Santa Anita 02-Mar-26 1609m FIRM R7 Md $7,000 (of $35,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:36.190, SP: 3.25 challenged for command from inside then cleared around the first turn, set all the pace to the stretch, met bids from outer trio, resisted into the final sixteenth and yielded grudgingly to the winner. 1st Angelica Bay ( E Jaramillo 126 ) 2nd Justivar ( A Ayuso 126 ) 0.25L 3rd Fire Ban ( A Fresu 126 ) 0.20L See full results | A Ayuso 57.2kg 0.25L | 2 (7) |
| Santa Anita 27-Oct-25 1810m FIRM R1 Md $2,380 (of $34,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:48.030, SP: 3.50 reserved on the inside, chased in range around the far turn, came off the fence in the drive and finished evenly late. 1st Rehearsal ( U Rispoli 125 ) 2nd Global Consort ( A Fresu 122 ) 0.20L 3rd Musical Song ( A Escobedo 122 ) 0.75L 4th Justivar ( A Ayuso 125 ) 1.85L See full results | A Ayuso 56.7kg 1.85L | 4 (8) |
| Santa Anita 27-Sep-25 1610m FIRM R5 Md $2,805 (of $33,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:35.110, SP: 1.91 1st Church Lady ( K Kimura 122 ) 2nd Musical Song ( A Escobedo 122 ) 1.00L 3rd Justivar ( A Ayuso 125 ) 0.00L See full results | A Ayuso 56.7kg 0.00L | 3 (6) |
| Santa Anita 28-Dec-24 1610m GOOD R5 Md $4,200 (of $59,999) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:35.580, SP: 26.00 became rank behind the leader early on the clubhouse turn, fell out of range then drew closer leaving the backstretch, tipped out off the rail late on the far turn, chased within striking distance through the final furlong but finished evenly late. 1st Eternal Reign ( F Prat 122 ) 2nd Sophisticate ( H Berrios 122 ) 1.00L 3rd Cailin Dana ( M Smith 122 ) 0.20L 4th Justivar ( A Ayuso 122 ) 1.85L See full results | A Ayuso 55.3kg 1.85L | 4 (8) |
| Del Mar 30-Nov-24 1610m FIRM R2 Md $3,780 (of $53,999) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:35.970, SP: 26.00 tracked outside a rival into the first turn then moved over to the three path, came under a ride in the four path on the second bend and faded out of contention. 1st Halone ( J Hernandez 122 ) 2nd Scarlet Avenue ( H Berrios 122 ) 7.25L 3rd Nafisa ( K Kimura 122 ) 0.30L 4th Justivar ( A Ayuso 122 ) 16.75L See full results | A Ayuso 55.3kg 16.75L | 4 (5) |
| Santa Anita 21-Oct-24 1310m FIRM R1 Md $5,400 (of $53,999) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:17.740 was off slow to begin, trailed off the inside, took the turn two then three wide and was along for the show honors. 1st Splendora ( J Hernandez 121 ) 2nd Halone ( A Fresu 121 ) 5.75L 3rd Justivar ( A Ayuso 121 ) 13.25L See full results | A Ayuso 54.9kg 13.25L | 3 (5) |
| Golden Gate Fields 18-Sep-23 1210m R5 Md $450 (of $30,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:11.810 Off slow,ins,no threat 1st Tour Queen ( F Duran 120 ) 2nd Broadway Tiger ( S Rivera 120 ) 1.50L 3rd Last Elizabethan ( A Espinoza 120 ) 3.25L 6th Justivar ( E Roman 120 ) 9.25L See full results | E Roman 54.4kg 9.25L | 6 (10) |