Todd Pletcher
Todd Pletcher
Todd Pletcheris a leading American thoroughbred horse trainer. He has won four consecutive Eclipse Awards as outstanding Trainer of the Year while topping the leader board in purse earnings in 2004, 2005, and 2006. His horse Super Saver won the 2010 Kentucky Derby, the first of his 24 horses entered in his career to win the Run for the Roses. He also won the 2007 Belmont Stakes with filly Rags to Riches and the 2013 Belmont Stakes with Palace Malice...
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Date of Birth26 June 1967
course delivered obviously terrific took
Obviously she had a terrific trip. She took to the turf course here well and delivered a big race.
obviously since
What I really like about them is they're 7-for-7 since I had the two. They like to win, that's obviously the most important thing.
environment good racing
It's going to be great. As long as the racing surfaces are good and the saddling environment is okay, I'll be happy.
derby florida forward horses kentucky needed showing step
They are bubble-type horses that need to step forward and have a big showing in the Florida Derby to step into the Kentucky Derby picture. They did what they needed to do to get to this point.
step trying
We're just trying to take it one step at a time.
best distance good stretch
His best distance is probably a mile-and?an-eighth to a mile-and-a-quarter. It's good to see that we can stretch him out from here.
carrying dangerous forward horse key relax speed
He's a pretty forward horse and the key is just really if they can relax just enough to make their speed dangerous and keep carrying it.
considered pros rain weather worry
We considered all the options, the pros and cons. The weather looks, temperature-wise, like it will not be poor. And we don't have to worry about the rain with him.
We wouldn't be here if it was still a one-turn mile. We need some two-turn experience.
close forward might
He has a forward style. He might not be on the lead, but he'll be close to the pace.
apart bay bluegrass committed logical month program running sam tampa
We are committed to the Tampa program for Bluegrass Cat. With him running so well in the Sam Davis, it was logical to come back. And with it being a month apart from the Tampa Bay Derby, it just all made a lot of sense. That part was easy.
concerned early good herself quick recovered
I thought we would be the early speed. When she hopped at the start, it concerned me a little bit. She recovered quick enough to put herself in good position.
dandy dominate jim performance race time
I thought the Jim Dandy was a breakthrough performance for him. Any time you dominate a race like that I think it's a pretty big deal.
best consistent delivering key mature older performance race rate saying seems
I think this is probably the best race she's ever run, which is saying a lot because she's been such a very good, consistent mare. It seems like the older she gets, and more mature she gets, she seems to be able to rate better and better. And that was the key to delivering this performance today.