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ESPN (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
The Todd Pletcher-trained Aikenite stamped his credentials for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile by finishing third in the Grade 1 Hopeful, followed by a runner-up finish in the Grade 1 Breeders' Futurity at Keeneland.
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ESPN (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
November 27, 2009, 12:14 AM ETCowboy Cal looks all set to reboundBy Steve AndersenINGLEWOOD, Calif. -- By the time Cowboy Cal reached the eighth pole of the Breeders' Cup Mile at Santa Anita on Nov. 7, he was one worn-out 4-year-old colt. Setting a quick pace took its toll, and he faded to finish 10th of 11. It was Cowboy Cal's worst performance of the year, but it did not leave trainer Todd...
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ESPN (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Trainer Todd Pletcher has not ruled out running Quality Road in the Grade 1 Cigar Mile here Nov. 28, but there is a lot of work that needs to be done to make that goal a reality.
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ESPN (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
... on dirt."Same thing as we thought going in - until you run on it you don't know," said trainer Todd Pletcher, who went 0 for 10 with two seconds and a third in the two-day Breeders' Cup. "I thought the horses we ran on the turf ran pretty well, and Ready's Echo [second, Dirt Mile] had some Polytrack experience, ran well. Some of the other ones did not run well on it. It's a guessing...
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ESPN (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
... have a great stakes program; we need to be a part of it," McPeek said Sunday.Eskendereya, the Todd Pletcher-trained 2-year-old who was knocked around and steadied in a first-turn traffic jam before finishing ninth, also will stay for the Futurity. Pletcher said fifth-place finisher Aikenite would aim for a winter campaign in Florida.McPeek juveniles will remain out WestMcPeek...
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
... second.The two fillies battled down the stretch with Tapitsfly getting up at the wire to edge the Todd Pletcher-trained horse. Finishing third was House of Grace with Hatheer holding on to fourth in the 12 horse field.The time for the mile was 1:34.25 on a firm turf course.Completing the order of finish was Jungle Tale, La Nez, Potosina, Lillie Langtry, Smart Seattle, Lisa's Kitten,...
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ESPN (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
... Belle finished last in the Personal Ensign before her second to Music Note in the Beldame. Trainer Todd Pletcher removed the blinkers from Unbridled Belle's equipment for the Beldame and the change seemed to work. "Just trying to mix it up with an older mare," Pletcher said. "Don't know that she ever needed them, coming off the worst race of her career seemed like time to take...
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SI.com (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
... include Pacific Classic winner Richard's Kid, trained by Bob Baffert, and Quality Road, trained by Todd Pletcher. Quality Road, an early favorite for the Kentucky Derby, missed the race because of injury.Last year, European horses won five Breeders' Cup races, including the 1-2 finish of Raven's Pass and Henrythenavigator in the Classic. This year, 37 European runners were pre-entered,...
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Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
... include Pacific Classic winner Richard's Kid, trained by Bob Baffert, and Quality Road, trained by Todd Pletcher. Quality Road, an early favorite for the Kentucky Derby, missed the race because of injury.Last year, European horses won five Breeders' Cup races, including the 1-2 finish of Raven's Pass and Henrythenavigator in the Classic. This year, 37 European runners were pre-entered,...