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
against classic field happens looking number obviously position running soapbox start strongest win
Obviously we know we?re in a position that he has to win the Classic to even think about that. If that happens then you can start looking at it a number of ways. He?s running against the strongest field any 3-year-old has run against this year. If he?s able to get it done, let?s soapbox then.
felt focused horse
I felt like if we can get this horse straightened away and focused and he matures, then he can be any kind of horse.
against eighth horse mile order potential quarter race run stretch surprised
What this race will tell us is if we have the potential to stretch him out to a mile and an eighth or a mile and a quarter against the very best. I would be surprised if he didn't run well at a mile and a sixteenth. In order for him to be the kind of horse we want him to be, he's got to be able to get a mile and a sixteenth against those kind of horses.
energy good level looking race seemed since
The race (Davis) seemed to take nothing out of him and his energy level has been good since the race. It was just what we were looking for.
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.
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.
step trying
We're just trying to take it one step at a time.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
asked entry gifted loads obviously willing
Keyed Entry is an exceptionally gifted horse. He's got loads of speed, he's very willing and he's obviously done everything we've asked him to do so far.