A late challenge won a penalty try and a famous victory.
But two of the players expected to provide a late challenge disappeared from the draw.
Once in front, he held off the late challenge of Sandsprite to win by one and a half lengths.
Their latest challenge was rejected by a panel of Federal judges earlier this week.
The current turmoil is the latest challenge to the man who has dominated public life in Georgia for more than three decades.
This latest challenge can easily be put to a test.
Upshaw draws the latest challenge, trying to learn a defense in four days before his first game.
And it is the latest challenge to the traditional definition of a book.
It can also be used for incidents that happen not involving the ball, like a fight or a late challenge.
As for now, he is succeeding in this latest challenge of his career.