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nine horses entered for the $1 million Florida Derby on Saturday. The 1 1/8-mile Florida Derby is a major prep race for the Kentucky Derby ..... trained by Michael Matz, who won the 2006 Florida Derby and the Kentucky Derby with Barbaro. Union
strong workouts following a third-place finish in the Florida Derby . The big bay colt - he measures nearly 17 hands (that's ..... cannot be counted out. Plus, the wire-to-wire Florida Derby winner drew the No. 3 post, a wonderful place for
stretch to finish seventh. It was the second straight race where Union Rags was caught in traffic. He was third in the Florida Derby after encountering trouble. Matz refused to specify on whether Leparoux will continue as rider, saying he will wait
the horse and his owner. ''I don't mind getting beat, I just don't like getting beat the way he did in the Florida Derby and the Kentucky Derby,'' Matz said, referring to Union Rags' third-place finish in Florida as the favorite
at a high level, and his third-place finish in the Florida Derby is less concerning given that his trainer, Michael ..... knows how to take down the big prize. Matz used the Florida Derby as a true prep. Union Rags will be better Saturday
was the co-second choice with Gemologist and Take Charge Indy, also at 8-1. Take Charge Indy, winner of the Florida Derby five weeks ago, was the big mover in the early betting. He was 15-1 on the morning line. The only other runners
who paid $18. This time, Borel has the mount on Florida Derby winner Take Charge Indy, whose early odds are 15-1. The Florida Derby featured a typical Borel ride, hugging the rail on
the second trainer to win the Florida Derby three times, joining John Veitch ..... talent.'' LaPenta called this Florida Derby ''a mini-Kentucky Derby ..... last week if he'd run in the Florida Derby , had a wide trip and finished
favorite Saturday in the $1 million Florida Derby , a Grade 1 race, and his connections ..... of seven looks likely for the Florida Derby , but the $1 million Louisiana ..... his final prep race on in the Florida Derby . The colt is proven over the
winning a major prep race -- the Florida Derby , Wood Memorial, Santa Anita ..... was Big Brown, winner of the Florida Derby in 2008. Holy Bull (1994 ..... betting, finished third in the Florida Derby . Alpha fell a neck short in the