Azra won by a nose over Huron in a three-horse Derby in 1892. Stone Street did it in 1908. The last horse to win the Derby in his first start at three was Burgoo King in 1932. So Worldly Manner has some running to do if he s to add his name to that antiquated list. The Derby is different from any other race in the world.
Training is just like basketball practices.
They can only get you so ready for the game. But what Godolphin is trying to do is like playing in the Super Bowl on the first day of the season. At last, someone with credentials speaks up. I enjoy your writing very much. A trainer cannot bet on another horse when he runs one of his own in the same race.