Re: Pletcher and the three week turnaround (800 Views)
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Molesap (IP Logged)
Date: April 17, 2018 04:55PM
That is what I find so intriguing about the numbers on Pletcher. At this point with horses coming into the Derby on four weeks or more rest he is 23-1-0-0-0-0. The only horse to finish in the top five with his seemingly preferred way of giving his horses time between races had yielded no fruit at all until last year when Always Dreaming won. In addition, I know the prep schedule is different than it was 20 years ago, but I was surprised that slightly more than half his Derby entries were coming in off three weeks or less rest. But as many have noted, there are so many other factors to consider, but my take home from the data is not to dismiss a Pletcher horse just because he is coming in off a three week rest and you certainly need to consider other factors.