Solid comparison... Materiality n Pulpit.
Not sure what to make of the former, at least for May 2nd. Certainly, nothing wrong with playing an undefeated Grade One winner, at probable double digit odds.
Too much too soon?
As for Pulpit, he was bred to win the Derby ( not that every horse isn\'t) by Claiborne, as a son of A P Indy out of one of the best families in the stud book. Also a sophomore before starting at Gulfstream, exhibiting top shelf talent, both went on to win Grades ones as Derby preps (the Blue Grass was a grade two for a few years ?) and in the case of Pulpit he sure looked the Derby winner on the turn before injuring a knee and never racing again.
From there Pulpit has been a terrific stallion with about three dozen sons standing including the freak stud Tapit. He is the grandsire of California Chrome and recently became a chef de race.
With that written, hard to think of Materiality in Pulpits class, though their race records to this point are very similar. Really top notch horses this year doesn\'t make it any easier! He beat Upstart ( the biggest handicapping nightmare in Derby 2015)on the square and has worked lights out.
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