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Originally Posted by RolloTomasi
Freddy, any cursory glance at Todd Pletcher horses that had belated starts to their careers yet ran in the Triple Crown would suggest that Materiality won't be seen for a while, and certainly, just as in the case of Upstart in the Kentucky Derby, one should not take the performance at face value.
Of course, if neither ever appears again we might never know how accurate the Florida Derby figure is, but at least recall that Frosted was running down in Florida this winter, too.
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Agree on all points materialty never comes back was rushed to compete in big races could have been around if they had a morsel of patience. Frosted ran a very good Derby and an extremely solid Belmont. If you think this is all AP has to give he and will not improve he has a chance to be a worthy adversary. The chances they meet again are slim as Frosted will be favorite in Travers unless Dortmund gets on work tab soon. Keen Ice is OK but he needs a lot of things to go right and wrong for too many to be a serious player. I cant see Baffert running in Travers with AP if Dortmund is OK and back to himself. Shah is a huge client and running in and or winning the Travers would be a very important achievement for a very good colt.