Feb. 18 was the third anniversary of Justify’s debut. It was the latest date since 1882, the year of the now-discarded curse of Apollo, that any horse began his career before winning the Derby.
Though it is mathematically possible for a horse to prolong his unveiling until as late as April 10 and still get into a fully subscribed Run for the Roses, let’s be real. That is not going to happen.
Put another way: If a horse has not made its debut by now, it is not getting into the Derby. Almost as big a long shot is the 3-year-old that has already made his debut, looked awful doing it and has yet to be listed in the Las Vegas futures.
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Maybe itâs not against ALL odds, but the Saudi Cup looks set to take another mighty step forward
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Pegasus winner Knicks Go - pictured exercising on the Riyadh dirt on Thursday - faces a potentially spectacular clash with Saudi Cup favourite Charlatan on Saturday. Photo: Mathea Kelley/Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia
A neat overview of the progress of the world’s richest race before this weekend’s second edition appeared earlier this week under the headline ‘Saudi Cup Survives and Thrives Against All Odds’.
Written from an American viewpoint, the central argument rightly suggested that the two-day event had managed to overcome some fairly forbidding obstacles to claim its place on the world stage.