Predicteform.com’s Upset Watch: Florida Derby
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Materiality (above after winning the Islamorada Handicap) looks poised for a breakout performance in the Florida Derby. (Photo by Leslie Martin/Gulfstream Park)
Two for two lifetime, Materiality is the most lightly raced runner in the $1-million Florida Derby on Saturday at Gulfstream Park with just two starts.
He’s raced twice at Gulfstream Park and won easily in each by a combined margin of ten lengths, showing a stalking style.
His dam (mother), Wildwood Flower, produced a couple of average racehorses before his half-sister (same dam, different sire [father]) My Miss Sophia hit the track. My Miss Sophia ran second in the Kentucky Oaks at 1 1/8 miles (running an 80 final Predicteform figure!) behind Untapable, and earned more than $400,000 in her short racing career.
If quality siblings come in pairs, then Materiality has plenty of upside to improve.
$1-million, Grade 1 Besilu Stables Florida DerbySaturday, Gulfstream Park, Race 14, 6:48 p.m. ET1 1/8 miles, dirt, 3-year-olds
PP
Horse
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Morning Line
1
Ami's Flatter
Javier Castellano
Josie Carroll
Ivan Dalos
8-1
2
Jack Tripp
Irad Ortiz, Jr.
Dale Romans
Robert J. Baron
20-1
3
Indianaughty
Corey J. Lanerie
Dale Romans
Team Valor International
20-1
4
Itsaknockout
Luis Saez
Todd Pletcher
Starlight Racing
2-1
5
Quimet
Edgard J. Zayas
Nick Zito
Lucky Shamrock Stable
20-1
6
My Point Exactly
Juan C. Leyva
Bill Kaplan
Pinnacle Racing Stables, R. Norman, R. Justice and J. Hendricks
30-1
7
Materiality
John R. Velazquez
Todd Pletcher
Alto Racing
7-2
8
Dekabrist
Jesus M. Rios
Gennadi Dorochenko
Raut LLC
30-1
9
Upstart
Jose L. Ortiz
Rick Violette
Ralph M. Evans
8-5