[Hoblin]

According to the Brisnet PPs for the Derby, these are the speed figures for some of the major prep races:

Justify Winner SA Derby 114
Bolt D'Oro 2nd SA Derby 110
Core Beliefs 3rd SA Derby ? (not in the KD PPs, obviously)
Instilled Regard 4th SA Derby 102

Vino Rosso Winner Wood Memorial 102
Noble Indy Winner La Derby 100
Magnum Moon Winner Ark Derby 99
Good Magic Winner Bluegrass Stakes 98
My Boy Jack Winner Lexington Stakes 94

Since Core Beliefs defeated Instilled Regard by 1 1/4 lengths, that would give him a speed figure of 103 or 104, good enough to beat the winners of the other five races listed above. Justify may be the best horse in the KD field, but to me the speed figures for the SA Derby look to be a little inflated.