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Then there’s Luis Ortiz, the crazy, dangerous Cuban veteran who makes his debut for Matchroom in Monte Carlo on 12 November against the Philadelphian trial horse Malik Scott.

In 1967, the yacht Intrepid captured the Cup for the New York Yacht Club, and Mr. Chance was subsequently hired to design a so-called trial horse — a development boat to test design elements — for a French team that was preparing to challenge Intrepid in 1970.

He even went so far as to commission Britton Chance Jr. to design a new 12-meter to be used as a trial horse for the challenging French sloop.

Old Sceptre was there too�as a trial horse, and a mighty worrisome one at that.

Just seven miles away, off rocky Point Judith last week, the Aussie challenger was in action too�racing against her 23-year-old trial horse, Vim.