Pletcher Todd A

Starts

5505

1st

1151

2nd

892

3rd

772

Win %

21%

Show %

51%

$2 ROI

$1.52

DHP

Good

Surfaces

Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win % Show % $2 ROI DHP
Turf 2083 362 335 257 17% 46% $1.51 Avg
Dirt 3273 755 536 497 23% 55% $1.51 Great
All Weather Track 149 34 21 18 23% 49% $2.01 Good

Conditions

Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win % Show % $2 ROI DHP
Dirt - Fast 2745 637 443 410 23% 54% $1.58 Great
Dirt - Good 520 103 75 68 20% 47% $1.41 Good
Dirt - Sloppy 332 67 59 50 20% 53% $1.19 Great
Dirt - Muddy 163 39 26 29 24% 58% $1.49 Great
Turf - Firm 1660 292 275 205 18% 47% $1.53 Avg
Turf - Soft 11 1 5 0 9% 55% $1.09 Avg
Turf - Yeilding 61 10 7 9 16% 43% $1.75 Poor
Dirt - Wet Fast 13 2 2 1 15% 38% $1.26 Avg

Posts

  Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win % Show % $2 ROI DHP
1-3 2133 467 393 331 22% 56% $1.49 Great
4-6 2013 438 325 288 22% 52% $1.57 Great
7-9 1018 193 132 126 19% 44% $1.52 Avg
10-12 324 51 42 26 16% 37% $1.52 Bad
13+ 17 2 0 1 12% 18% $0.52 Bad

Distances

  Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win % Show % $2 ROI DHP
5 Furlongs 179 43 26 27 24% 54% $1.36 Great
5.5-6 Furlongs 793 174 115 119 22% 51% $1.42 Great
6.5-7 Furlongs 666 138 105 105 21% 52% $1.36 Great
1 Mile 1449 282 238 195 19% 49% $1.40 Good
1 1/16 Mile 2017 443 343 275 22% 53% $1.75 Great
1 1/8 Mile and Over 401 71 65 51 18% 47% $1.33 Avg

Tracks

  Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win % Show % $2 ROI DHP
Tampa Bay Downs 107 25 23 17 23% 61% $1.68 Great
Aqueduct 764 163 127 117 21% 53% $1.64 Great
Belmont Park 828 163 136 111 20% 50% $1.35 Good
Saratoga 905 176 140 135 19% 50% $1.57 Good
Monmouth Park 219 49 41 32 22% 56% $1.47 Great
Kentucky Downs 29 3 7 2 10% 41% $0.57 Bad
Timonium 1 0 1 0 0% 100% $0.00  - 
Charles Town 7 0 0 2 0% 29% $0.00 Good
Parx Racing 60 17 7 7 28% 52% $1.75 Great
Gulfstream Park 1639 374 269 211 23% 52% $1.57 Great
Delaware Park 12 1 1 4 8% 50% $0.45 Good
Laurel Park 36 12 7 4 33% 64% $2.07 Great
Sam Houston Race Park 2 0 0 0 0% 0% $0.00  - 
Keeneland 241 61 38 34 25% 55% $1.72 Great
Churchill Downs 227 28 33 23 12% 37% $1.12 Bad
Pimlico 31 6 6 4 19% 52% $0.76 Great
Santa Anita Park 25 3 2 6 12% 44% $2.26 Avg
Fair Grounds 36 8 4 4 22% 44% $1.79 Poor
Oaklawn Park 28 7 8 1 25% 57% $1.54 Great
Colonial Downs 14 6 3 2 43% 79% $1.46 Great
Turfway Park 11 0 3 1 0% 36% $0.00 Bad
Finger Lakes 9 2 3 3 22% 89% $0.64 Great
Indiana Downs 2 1 0 1 50% 100% $1.60  - 
Gulfstream Park West 51 11 8 6 22% 49% $1.58 Good
Penn National 7 1 1 3 14% 71% $0.40 Great
Remington Park 2 0 0 0 0% 0% $0.00  - 
Thistledown 2 0 0 0 0% 0% $0.00  - 
Sunland Park 1 1 0 0 100% 100% $6.60  - 
Woodbine 4 0 0 1 0% 25% $0.00  - 
Mountaineer Race Track And 1 0 0 1 0% 100% $0.00  - 
Del Mar 7 1 0 4 14% 71% $0.49 Great
Prairie Meadows 2 0 1 0 0% 50% $0.00  - 
Ellis Park 27 5 4 3 19% 44% $1.81 Avg
Belmont At The Big A 167 27 19 33 16% 47% $1.68 Good
Meadowlands 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $0.00  - 

Race Types

  Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win % Show % $2 ROI DHP
Stake 1488 251 218 227 17% 47% $1.35 Avg
Claiming 1083 262 162 155 24% 53% $1.70 Great
Allowance 505 99 89 62 20% 50% $1.42 Good
Maiden 2429 539 423 328 22% 53% $1.56 Great

More Details

Primary Tracks: Belmont, Aqueduct, Saratoga, Gulfstream Park

 

Pletcher got his training start under some of the all-time greats working with Charlie Wittingham and most prominently with D. Wayne Lukas. Under Lukas Pletcher took over the east coast string of horses until eventually going out on his own in the mid 1990’s. He wouldn’t break onto the scene as a major player until 2004 when he earned a win in the Kentucky Oaks with Ashado and 2 Breeder’s Cup victories with Ashado and Speightstown.

 

Although Pletcher was flourishing on the track, it would take him 16 years to saddle his first Kentucky Derby winner when Super Saver won in 2010. He has since added 1 more Derby to the trophy case with Almost Dreaming in 2017.

 

Accomplishments


Pletcher holds a number of records including earnings in a single year and most stakes victories in a year. He has won a number of the marquee events in horse racing including the Kentucky Oaks twice, the Travers twice, all three legs of the Canadian Triple Crown though in different years, and 8 different divisions of the Breeder’s Cup. The only American Triple Crown race Pletcher has yet to win is the Preakness.

 

Pletcher has won a total of 7 Eclipse Awards for Outstanding Trainer dating back to his first in 2004.

 

Top Riders: Irad Ortiz Jr, Luis Saez,John Velazquez, Edgard Zayas, Jose Ortiz

 

Top 5 Career Horses in Earnings: English Channel, Vino Rosso, Ashado, Stopchargingmaria, Honey Ryder