He came out of nowhere and left with everything. No races at two. No buzz. No buildup. Just a big red colt with a white blaze, born in 2015 by Scat Daddy, who burst onto the scene like a thunderclap. In a sport where legends take years to build, Justify had 111 days. That’s all it took to go from unknown… to immortal. Trained by Bob Baffert, he broke the “Curse of Apollo” , becoming the first horse since 1882 to win the Kentucky Derby without racing as a two-year-old. The doubters didn’t have time to speak , he was already gone. Then came the Preakness , fog so thick, you could barely see. But through the grey, there he was, ears pinned, legs flying, heart pounding. Victory again. Then the Belmont Stakes and Justify ran like a machine, wire to wire, no fear, no flaws. The 13th Triple Crown winner. Undefeated. He ran six races, won six times, and never tasted defeat. Then ,just like that , he was gone. Retired due to injury. A flame that burned too bright, too fast. But in those fleeting months of 2018, he gave the world something it didn’t expect: Perfection. No mistakes. No second chances. Just one shot… and he took it all.….
He came out of nowhere… and left with everything. No races at two. No buzz. No buildup. Just a big red colt with a white […]
