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
step trying
We're just trying to take it one step at a time.
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.
blue consistent decided grass hopefully likes train worked
I thought he worked real well. I think he really likes this track. We decided to train here because if you get rain, it's a little more consistent surface. And hopefully after the Blue Grass he'll be back here.
met point
We'll point for the Met Mile. That's been the plan.
belt help race run
We'll play things by ear. She hadn't run in a while, so having this race under her belt should help her.
fill hoping longer proven run
We were hoping that, as she got older, she would fill out and get stronger, ... Fortunately, that has been true. She has proven to run well at the longer distances.
course delivered obviously terrific took
Obviously she had a terrific trip. She took to the turf course here well and delivered a big race.
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.