Max Player Contender Profile

Some will say, “He hasn’t run very fast.” Others will claim, “He hasn’t beaten top competition.” But you won’t hear anyone knocking the pedigree of Max Player, who joined the Road to the Kentucky Derby with a decisive 3 1/4-length victory in the Feb. 1 Withers (G3) at Aqueduct.

PRO Belmont and Travers third has never finished out of the top three.
CON Deep closer can leave himself too much to do.

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