American Pharoah and Justify’s Triple Crown victories were separated by three years on the calendar. But the two are now linked by more than history and shared trainer Bob Baffert – they are now both young stallions for the international Coolmore group, sharing a stallion barn at Ashford Stud in Kentucky. American Pharoah swept through the 2015 Triple Crown a few months after Justify was foaled, becoming the first to achieve the feat in 37 years. American Pharoah was Horse of the Year and also earned divisional Eclipse Awards at both 2 and 3. He retired to Coolmore’s Ashford Stud in Kentucky for the 2016 season. Through May, he has a 9-2-0-3 record with his first starters, and his first two winners are eyeing bigger things. Monarch of Egypt, a debut winner at Naas for trainer Aidan O’Brien, is under consideration for the Group 2 Coventry Stakes this month at the Royal Ascot meeting. “That was lovely,” O’Brien told the Racing Post after Monarch of Egypt’s debut. “He’s a straightforward and honest horse who has been showing us plenty on the gallops at home. [Jockey Ryan Moore] said he would have no problem getting six or seven furlongs. This was his first time away, so you’d imagine there will be plenty of improvement. He’s still babyish and he was green when he got there. He’s uncomplicated. He has a lovely mind.” Meanwhile, Maven, who was American Pharoah’s first U.S. winner when taking his debut at Aqueduct, was entered for Friday's Tremont Stakes at Belmont. But trainer Wesley Ward instead put the colt on a plane bound for England on Wednesday, and he too will run at Royal Ascot, contesting the Norfolk Stakes. “He’s continuing to do great,” Ward said. “He really flattered himself in his debut and we think he’s continued to move forward from that race. He seems to have mostly taken after his dam, so he looks like he’s going to be a sprinter.” Justify won all six of his starts, including the three jewels in the 2018 Triple Crown, before retiring for Coolmore, which negotiated the rights to stand him from a partnership led by WinStar Farm and China Horse Club. A son of the late Scat Daddy, Justify has, as American Pharoah did, garnered an outstanding first book. Champions Caledonia Road, Champagne Room, Groupie Doll, and Havre de Grace were among the mares reported bred to him this season. Proven producers in his book included African Jade, dam of multiple Grade 1 winner Lord Nelson; Grade 1 winner Appealing Zophie, the dam of Belmont Stakes winner Tapwrit; Bella Jolie, the dam of champion sprinter Runhappy; Charming, the dam of champion Take Charge Brandi and Grade 1 winner Omaha Beach; well-bred multiple Group 1 producers Cherry Hinton and Misty For Me; D’Wildcat Speed, dam of champion Lady Aurelia, who is by Scat Daddy; Mining My Own, dam of Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird and Grade 1 winner Dullahan; Sambuca Classica, the dam of champion Classic Empire; Storm Dixie, dam of Kentucky Oaks winner Princess of Sylmar; and Untouched Talent, dam of Grade 1 winner and young classic sire Bodemeister. Other prominent performers reported to be in Justify’s book included Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe and Breeders’ Cup Turf winner Found and Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint winner Bar of Gold. American Pharoah and Justify will soon enter quarantine to prepare for the Southern Hemisphere breeding season at Coolmore Australia. This will be American Pharoah’s third trip to Australia; Justify is shuttling for the first time. Ashford has its own quarantine facility on its farm, where its shuttle stallions will stable near the end of June for three weeks. Ashford stallion manager Richard Barry has said the time in isolation is like a “mini vacation” for the stallions. “They don’t have any visitors. The grooms go up with those horses that have been taking care of them all through the breeding season,” Barry said. “The horses obviously know the grooms. They actually find it very restful in quarantine. They put on weight. When they leave the quarantine, they’re a very relaxed group of animals.” While making the long flight to Australia, the stallions are accompanied at all stages by a veterinarian and Coolmore staff, have their own supply of familiar hay, and are given electrolytes as a matter of course to prevent dehydration. Barry noted that shuttle stallions are mainly top-class racehorses who have traveled extensively, meaning they tend to handle the trip well. “These horses have more frequent-flyer miles than most people,” he said. Upon arriving in Australia, the stallions undergo two more weeks of compulsory post-arrival quarantine before heading to Coolmore’s Australian farm, where the breeding season begins Sept. 1. The stallions repeat the process before returning to Ashford in December. Freshman sires in Astoria A trio of runners by freshman sires are set to contest Thursday’s Astoria Stakes for 2-year-old fillies at Belmont. Astoria entrant Reiterate finished in a dead heat for the victory on April 11 at Gulfstream Park to become the first winner for her sire, Competitive Edge. He stands at Coolmore’s Ashford Stud and was a Grade 1-winning juvenile, taking the Hopeful Stakes at Saratoga. A son of Super Saver, Competitive Edge is off to a solid and consistent start with his first runners, sporting a 6-2-2-0 record to date. Maryland-based freshman sire Bourbon Courage has also recorded a pair of winners. Punk Rock Princess, a winner in her second outing at Laurel, is entered in the Astoria. Also entered is Ms Headley, who was the first winner for Florida freshman The Big Beast when she took her debut at Churchill Downs. Spinoff’s family loves Belmont Not only is Spinoff’s immediate family well populated with Grade 1 winners – much of his family’s success has come at Belmont Park. He will attempt to become the third Grade 1 winner under the first two generations of his family at “Big Sandy” when he contests Saturday’s Belmont Stakes. Spinoff’s dam Zaftig won the Grade 1 Acorn Stakes going a one-turn mile at Belmont, defeating champion Indian Blessing by 4 1/2 lengths. Her other foals include Rugbyman, who was second in last year’s Easy Goer on the Belmont Stakes undercard. Zaftig is out of Zoftig, a Grade 1 winner at Woodbine. Another of her daughters, Zo Impressive – who, like Spinoff, is by Hard Spun – won the Grade 1 Mother Goose Stakes at Belmont, and finished second in the Acorn. Runners in the extended family who have succeeded in New York include D’Funnybone, a multiple graded stakes winner at Belmont; Chain Bracelet, a Grade 1 winner at Aqueduct and a Grade 2 winner at Belmont; and Verve’s Tale, a Grade 3 winner at Aqueduct and Grade 1-placed at Belmont.