—Feb 15— Bob Baffert’s Justify is scheduled to make his 2018 debut in the El Camino Real Derby at Golden Gate Fields. Since entry into the Kentucky Derby requires entrants to earn points in order to qualify, the horse’s connections decided to bypass more conventional routes to the Derby and instead chose to throw Justify into deep water from the outset, opting for starts in the El Camino Real Derby and Santa Anita Derby instead of ordinary allowance races where he would likely face easier competition.
The field for the El Camino Real Derby, which offers a purse of just $100,900 and 10 Kentucky Derby qualifying points, includes some of the best horses in California: Core Beliefs, Once On Whiskey, Blended Citizen, Paved and Shivermetimbers.
Despite the high-quality competition, Justify is expected to go to post as a solid favorite.
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