Owning potentially the country's best galloper is fine, but it's not without its problems at this time of year. Julius is an acceptor for tomorrow's $35,000 Allied Security at Te Rapa, but trainer John Bell is more than a touch concerned when and where he will head with his giant bundle of talent.
Or whether weather will allow him to kick off Julius' spring and summer campaign tomorrow. Rain is forecast.
Few can put together the record Julius has compiled — 10 starts, six wins, three seconds and a third. It doesn't get much better.
There are still a few sprinting opportunities left in New Zealand for Julius before increasing handicaps force him out, but overseas is where his fortunes lie.
There is a problem. Julius is a massive gelding with a stride to match. And it's not a perfect stride. "It's just him," says Bell, "he's such a big boy and he can nod a bit when he trots, but he's not sore, it's simply the way he's travelled."