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More on the above story:
"Justify wins the Derbe and Preakness:
A horse named Justify won the 144th Kentucky Derbe on May 5, 2018, ending the so-called “Curse of Apollo.”
https://sports.nbcsports.com/2018/05/05/justify-wins-the-2018-kentucky-derby/
Two weeks later, on May 19, Justify won the Preakness as well.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/horses/triple/preakness/2018/05/19/justify-wins-preakness-heads-belmont-triple-crown-contender/626322002/
Now we will see if he can win the Triple Crown at the Belmont Stakes June 9.
The Curse of Apollo Broken:
As far as horse racing is concerned, the Curse of Apollo refers to a horse who did not start racing as a two-year-old, but rather as a three-year-old. The last three-year-old horse to win the Derbe, who did not start as a two-year-old, was named Apollo (in 1882). The “curse” was finally broken after 136 years when Justify won the Derbe...."