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...
ProfessionOther
Date of Birth26 June 1967
happens somewhere
If it happens fine, if it doesn't then we'll go on somewhere else.
beat emotions identify mile mixed quarter though whether
At the end of the (Wood), he was still only beat two lengths. Even though he tired, I've got some mixed emotions on whether going a mile and a quarter is what we should do. By the same token, I'm not able to identify why we should not necessarily go.
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.
alley dandy flower home hoped jim next performance
Everything unfolded the way we thought it would and the way we hoped it would. This was a home run. The Jim Dandy was the kind of performance that propelled Flower Alley to the next level.
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.
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.
decision final kentucky run
No final decision has been made. He is going to come here with the possibility he could run in the Kentucky Derby. We will make the decision from here.
consistent durable gave horse type
Pollard was tough, durable and consistent -- a real warrior, the type of horse everyone would want to own. He gave you everything he had.
generally lead reasons successful team thinking wants
One of the reasons why we're a successful team is that we're generally on the same page. It's not very often that we go to the paddock and I'm thinking I want to go to the lead and he's thinking he wants to come from last.
bad coming fix gate girl load runs
She was a bad girl at the gate and we're going to try to fix that. When she runs Friday, we'll blindfold her coming to the gate and then load her first.
capable certain course delivered perfect run shown took trip turned
She took to the turf course well and turned in a big race, which she's shown she's capable of doing on certain days. She got a perfect trip and delivered with a perfect run down the lane.
although hurry precocious resting settled since
Since the sale, he's been at Ashford, resting and doing a little jogging. We're in no hurry with him, although I still think he's the precocious type. We're just going to let him get settled in and take it slow.
bonus distance runs six
Six furlongs is a better distance for him, and he's a New York-bred - he runs for bonus money.
fast interested quality shown sloppy track
She's a filly that's shown quality without having to be on a sloppy track to do it. Like everyone else, I'll be interested to see if she's able to do the same thing on a regular, fast track.