Todd Pletcher
Todd Pletcher | |
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Breeders Cup Classic (2019) (2018)Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint | |
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Significant horses | |
Always Dreaming, Any Given Saturday, Ashado, Bluegrass Cat, Curalina, Devil May Care, English Channel, Fleet Indian, Flower Alley, Harlem Rocker, Lawyer Ron, Left Bank, Liam's Map, Life Is Good, Limehouse, Malathaat, Mo Donegal, Nest Palace Malice, Princess of Sylmar, Rachel's Valentina, Rags to Riches, Scat Daddy, Speightstown, Stopchargingmaria, Super Saver, Tapwrit, ..Uncle Mo, Vino Rosso, Wait a While |
Todd Pletcher (born June 26, 1967 in
Career
Early career
Pletcher began working for his father, Jake, as a
He graduated from James Madison High School in San Antonio, Texas
Career as horse trainer
He graduated from college with a Bachelor of
In 2004, he got his big break and trained three-year-old filly Ashado to a win in the Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs in Louisville. Later that year, Ashado won the Breeders' Cup Distaff. The filly went on to capture the Eclipse Awards for Outstanding Three-Year-Old of the year in 2004 and Best Older Female in 2005. Her stablemate, Speightstown, gave Pletcher a second Breeders' Cup win in 2004 in the Sprint division as well as a second Eclipse award when he was named Outstanding Sprint Horse that same year.
Record earning
In 2005, Pletcher set a single season earnings record with purse earnings totaling $20,867,842 with trips to the winner's circle in ten Grade 1 races, including the
Pletcher broke his own single-season earnings record on October 7, 2006, when Fleet Indian captured the
Pletcher's season included a win with
Awards
In the 2007 Belmont Stakes, Pletcher earned his first win in a Triple Crown race when Rags to Riches became the first filly to win that race since 1905.[6]
After missing the winner's circle with 24 previous entries, Pletcher won his first Kentucky Derby on May 1, 2010 with Super Saver,[7] the 8-1 second choice, with jockey Calvin Borel aboard.
In 2013, Pletcher's Palace Malice, ridden by Mike Smith, won the 2013 Belmont Stakes.[8]
In May 2014, the 140th Kentucky Derby featured four of his horses:[9] Danza, Intense Holiday, Vinceremos and We Miss Artie.[10] In May 2015, the 141st Kentucky Derby featured three more of his horses: Materiality, Itsaknockout, and Carpe Diem. They each finished 6th, 9th, and 10th, respectively.
In 2017, he won the Kentucky Derby a second time with Always Dreaming who was looked after for and taken care by Chris Murphy of Long Island (Nephew to the Eclipse Award winner of 1986, Declan Murphy).[11]
Honors
Pletcher has amassed numerous training titles in New York, Kentucky and Florida, including five consecutive titles at the Saratoga summer meet. He has received several Fourstardave (for Special Achievement at Saratoga Race Course) and Woody Stephens (for outstanding trainer) Awards from the New York Turf Writers Association. He is also a recipient of multiple Eclipse Awards.[1][12]
In 2021, Todd Pletcher was voted into the United States Racing Hall of Fame.[13]
Personal life
Pletcher and his wife, Tracy, live in Garden City, Long Island, New York. They have three children, Payton, Kyle, and Hannah.[2]
Triple Crown Race Record
Year | Kentucky Derby | Finish | Preakness | Finish | Belmont | Finish |
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2000 | Impeachment | 3rd | Impeachment | 3rd | Impeachment | 5th |
2000 | More Then Ready | 4th | - | - | - | - |
2000 | Trippi | 11th | - | - | - | - |
2000 | Graeme Hall | 19th | - | - | - | - |
2001 | Invisible Ink | 2nd | - | - | Invisible Ink | 5th |
2001 | Balto Star | 14th | - | - | Balto Star | 8th |
2002 | Wild Horses | 18th | - | - | - | - |
2004 | Limehouse | 4th | - | - | - | - |
2004 | Pollard's Vision | 17th | - | - | - | - |
2004 | - | - | - | - | Purge | 9th |
2005 | Flower Alley | 9th | - | - | - | - |
2005 | Coin Silver | 12th | - | - | - | - |
2005 | Bandini | 19th | - | - | - | - |
2006 | Bluegrass Cat | 2nd | - | - | Bluegrass Cat | 2nd |
2006 | Keyed Entry | 20th | - | - | - | - |
2006 | - | - | - | - | Sunriver | 3rd |
2007 | - | - | - | - | Rags to Riches † | 1st |
2007 | Circular Quay | 6th | Circular Quay | 5th | - | - |
2007 | - | - | King of the Roxy | 6th | - | - |
2007 | Any Given Saturday | 8th | - | - | - | - |
2007 | Sam P. | 9th | - | - | - | - |
2007 | Scat Daddy | 18th | - | - | - | - |
2007 | Cowtown Cat | 20th | - | - | - | - |
2008 | Cowboy Cal | 9th | - | - | - | - |
2008 | Monba | 20th | - | - | - | - |
2008 | - | - | - | - | Ready's Echo | 3rd ‡ |
2009 | Join In The Dance | 7th | - | - | - | - |
2009 | Dunkirk | 11th | - | - | Dunkirk | 3rd |
2009 | Advice | 13th | - | - | - | - |
2009 | - | - | Take the Points | 13th | - | - |
2010 | Super Saver | 1st | Super Saver | 8th | - | - |
2010 | Mission Impazible | 9th | - | - | - | - |
2010 | Devil May Care † | 10th | - | - | - | - |
2010 | Discreetly Mine | 13th | - | - | - | - |
2010 | - | - | Aikenite | 10th | - | - |
2010 | - | - | - | - | Interactif | 6th |
2011 | Stay Thirsty | 12th | - | - | Stay Thirsty | 2nd |
2011 | - | - | Dance City | 5th | - | - |
2012 | El Padrino | 13th | - | - | - | - |
2012 | Gemologist | 16th | - | - | - | - |
2013 | Revolutionary | 3rd | - | - | Revolutionary | 5th |
2013 | Charming Kitten | 9th | - | - | - | - |
2013 | Overanalyze | 11th | - | - | Overanalyze | 7th |
2013 | Palace Malice | 12th | - | - | Palace Malice | 1st |
2013 | Verrazano | 14th | - | - | - | - |
2013 | - | - | - | - | Unlimited Budget † | 6th |
2013 | - | - | - | - | Midnight Taboo | 12th |
2014 | Danza | 3rd | - | - | - | - |
2014 | We Miss Artie | 10th | - | - | - | - |
2014 | Intense Holiday | 12th | - | - | - | - |
2014 | Vinceremos | 17th | - | - | - | - |
2014 | - | - | - | - | Commissioner | 2nd |
2014 | - | - | - | - | Matterhorn | 8th |
2015 | Materiality | 6th | - | - | Materiality | 8th |
2015 | Itsaknockout | 9th | - | - | - | - |
2015 | Carpe Diem | 10th | - | - | - | - |
2015 | - | - | - | - | Made From Lucky | 6th |
2016 | Destin | 6th | - | - | Destin | 2nd |
2016 | Outwork | 14th | - | - | - | - |
2016 | - | - | Stradivari | 4th | Stradivari | 5th |
2017 | Always Dreaming | 1st | Always Dreaming | 8th | - | - |
2017 | Tapwrit | 6th | - | - | Tapwrit | 1st |
2017 | Patch | 14th | - | - | Patch | 3rd |
2018 | Audible | 3rd | - | - | - | - |
2018 | Vino Rosso | 9th | - | - | Vino Rosso | 4th |
2018 | Noble Indy | 17th | - | - | Noble Indy | 10th |
2018 | Magnum Moon | 19th | - | - | - | - |
2019 | Cutting Humor | 10th | - | - | - | - |
2019 | Spinoff | 18th | - | - | Spinoff | 6th |
2019 | - | - | - | - | Intrepid Heart | 8th |
2020 | Money Moves | 13th | - | - | - | - |
2020 | - | - | - | - | Farmington Road | 8th |
2020 | - | - | - | - | Dr. Post | 2nd |
2021 | Known Agenda | 9th | - | - | Known Agenda | 4th |
2021 | Sainthood | 11th | - | - | - | - |
2021 | Bourbonic | 13th | - | - | Bourbonic | 5th |
2021 | - | - | - | - | Overtook | 7th |
† - Filly
‡ - Dead Heat
References
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- ^ a b John Whisler. "Madison grad's five horses no guarantee at Kentucky Derby". San Antonio Express-News. Archived from the original on July 26, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
- ^ Bill Finley (October 31, 2004). "Trainer Enjoys Breakthrough Day at Breeders' Cup". The New York Times. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
- ^ "Bandini takes Blue Grass, next stop Kentucky Derby". ESPN.com. Associated Press. May 3, 2005. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
- ^ Mary Simon (February 28, 2013). "Bluegrass Cat: Leading New York sire by juvenile winners". Archived from the original on May 4, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
- ^ Kevin Van Valkenburg (April 10, 2010). "Eskendereya looks like winner for Todd Pletcher". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on May 4, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
- ^ Becca Clemons (May 3, 2014). "Another busy Kentucky Derby day for Todd Pletcher". Archived from the original on May 3, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
- Sporting News. Associated Press. June 8, 2013. Archived from the originalon May 3, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
- ^ Beth Harris (April 26, 2014). "140th Kentucky Derby could have four Todd Pletcher horse". The Boston Globe. Associated Press. Archived from the original on May 3, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
- ^ "Kentucky Derby entry box full; trainer Todd Pletcher has 4 entries". Cape Breton Post. April 30, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
- ^ Angst, Frank (May 6, 2017). "Always Dreaming True in Kentucky Derby Win". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ "Kentucky Derby betting: Can Todd Pletcher get second win?". SB Nation. April 17, 2014. Archived from the original on May 4, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
- ^ "National Museum of Racing Announces 2021 Hall of Fame Inductees". WTEN. 2021-05-06. Archived from the original on 2021-05-06. Retrieved 2021-05-16.