By: Candice Curtis, Alex Evers
The final Prospect Watch of the year focuses on a select group of young horses with elite bloodlines making their early career starts. While the old curse of Apollo has fallen in relevance for Kentucky Derby contenders after recent wins by Justify and Mage, it's still a reasonable goal for a horse to make their first start as a 2-year-old. The holiday racing schedule brings debuts from well-bred prospects from coast to coast.












