I have four words for you:

Cat Thief and Behrens.

Your above statement could easily be said for the two horses above. Cat Thief was 1 - 11 in 1999 and wasnt even in the same zip code going 10 furlongs. But he got the job done.

But as you said--this is why they run the race. I will look for Sun King to finish ahead of Premium Tap.