Fairmount1 Wrote:
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> This is completely inappropriate. I feel like you
> are accusing Pletcher of something here.
>
> Here is the real reason as he explained it himself
> recently and it should suffice all of his critics.
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> “It’s a hard race to win,” Pletcher added. “I
> think a lot of it has to do with Churchill’s
> surface. There are just a lot of horses that don’t
> like it. We’ve had a lot of horses that won’t
> perform over that track for whatever reason. Our
> win with Super Saver was probably a situation
> where he was in a perfect place at the right time
> — caught a sloppy track — so sometimes it works
> your way.”
>
>
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/features/to> dd-pletcher-is-funny-no-really-706
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> Luckily, his horses really seem to \"like\" the
> Gulfstream Park surface.
Super Saver actually liked the fast CD surface more than the sloppy one. He ran a 2.25 going two turns at age 2 (dry), and a 1.25 in the Derby (wet). Maria\'s Mons improve 4 points from 2 to 3.
if I remember correctly, some of the studies people have done here show that Pletcher\'s horses run ok in the Derby. as he says, it\'s a tough race to win.
