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What Is the Curse of Apollo?
On May 5, 2018, Justify broke the Curse of Apollo.
The curse came about after the 1882 Kentucky Derby winner, Apollo, won the Run for the Roses without having raced prior to age three.
Apollo was the only Kentucky Derby winner who didn't race at age 2 — until now.
Thoroughbred race horses generally start competing in Juvenile races when they turn 2.
However, some don't start competing until January of the following year.
"All horses born in the same year share their official birthday as the 1st January.
When racing as two-year-olds, a horse born in the early months of the year is likely to be more mature than one born later, despite officially being the same age," according to Racing Explained.
In this year's Kentucky Derby, there were two horses — both of whom were frontrunners — who took on the curse.
Both Justify and Magnum Moon didn't start racing until age 3.
Justify and Magnum Moon went into the Derby undefeated.
Justify, trained by Bob Baffert, won all three starts on his road to the Derby, with his biggest win coming at the Santa Anita Derby.
Magnum Moon, trained by Todd Pletcher, has won four of his starts, clinching the Arkansas Derby title with relative ease.
Neither Baffert nor Pletcher are strangers to winning the Kentucky Derby — Baffert has been in the winner's circle four times, while Pletcher has won twice.
However, neither trainer has won the Kentucky Derby with a horse that didn't race at age 2.
Many people felt that 2018 could be the year that the curse is finally broken — and they were right.
"Curses are meant to be broken.
At some point, some horse is going to come along and do it and I really hope it's Justify.
I get it because there is a certain foundation a horse needs to run the mile and a quarter in the spring of his 3-year-old year, but this horse gives me goosebumps like no other 3-year-old has ever done, so maybe he's the one," Sean Tugel, WinStar Director of Bloodstock Services and Assistant Racing Manager, told News and Tribune.
Justify's trainer, Bob Baffert, shared a similar opinion on the matter.
However, Baffert wasn't putting too much thought into the curse — he was going into today's race with one of the best horses on the track.
Justify WILL run in the Santa Anita derby this weekend.
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