Posts tagged Todd Pletcher
Uncle Mo wins Juvenile
Nov 7th
Uncle Mo laid down his marker for the title of juvenile champion and went to the head of the market for the Kentucky Derby when he put up a truly impressive display to win the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile at Churchill Downs. John Velazquez was looking around for dangers from halfway on Todd Pletcher’s colt and [...]
More Than Real wins Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf
Nov 6th
Garrett Gomez, who took a crashing fall on the turf course at Churchill Downs on Thursday, came back just 24 hours later to win his 10th Breeders’ Cup race. Gomez was stretched out on the track for at least five minutes following a fall from Indy Bouquet during the sixth race, which was the first [...]
Zenyatta working well at Hollywood
Oct 29th
The theory about strength in numbers does not always work out. Todd Pletcher leads the field most of the time in terms of success in America but, when it comes to the Breeders’ Cup, he is neck-and-neck with John Shirreffs in the most important statistic of all. In the last 10 years Pletcher has saddled [...]
Uncle Mo wins Champagne Stakes
Oct 9th
Todd Pletcher has been around long enough to know that good news and bad news are never that far away from each other. In May he thought he had lost his chance of breaking his losing streak in the Kentucky Derby, when Eskendereya was ruled out by injury, only for Super Saver to win the [...]
Haynesfield wins Jockey Club Gold Cup
Oct 3rd
Blame took the spotlight in an all-star show at Belmont Park but was Garrett Gomez dazzled? Five Grade One races made this the most informative card of the weekend in terms of the Breeders’ Cup and Blame was supposed to make his case as a contender for the Classic with a victory in the Jockey [...]
$4.2million for AP Indy colt
Sep 14th
The old adage is that the best way to walk away from horse racing with a small fortune is start with a large one. Benjamin Leon Jnr would seem to have the first part of the deal done as, three years ago, he traded in part of his healthcare company for $400million. Now he will [...]
Leg injuries discovered with Super Saver
Sep 12th
When Super Saver trailed in behind Afleet Express in the Grade One Travers Stakes at Saratoga last month many observers felt that it was vindication of the growing belief that the colt could be classed as a one-run wonder. Super Saver, who was beaten 24 lengths when he finished 10th of 11 in the Travers, [...]
Breeders’ Cup Mile option for Paco Boy
Sep 6th
The trip to Paris may have been a waste of time but Richard Hannon may have an even more ambitious plan for Paco Boy. The run of high-profile reverses that have punctuated Hannon’s yard has been frustrating for the trainer. First there was Strong Suit, who did not perform to expectations in the Phoenix Stakes [...]
Breeders’ Cup Classic next for Quality Road
Sep 6th
There may be questions to answer- such as can he really stay 10 furlongs – but Quality Road’s victory in the Grade One Woodward Stakes at Saturday was enough to make up Todd Pletcher’s mind. The trainer will now prepare his colt for a crack at the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Churchill Downs on November [...]
Quality Road takes Woodward Stakes win
Sep 4th
Quality Road put himself back in the picture for the Breeders’ Cup when he won the Grade One Woodward Stakes at Saratoga. Four weeks previously Quality Road had just lost out to Blame in a tight finish to the Grade One Whitney Handicap, giving the winner 5lbs, and he was the heavy market leader this [...]
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