Pletcher Todd A

Starts

4573

1st

975

2nd

745

3rd

639

Win %

21%

Show %

52%

$2 ROI

$1.53

DHP

Great

Surfaces

Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win % Show % $2 ROI DHP
Turf 1740 316 275 207 18% 46% $1.57 Avg
Dirt 2740 639 456 419 23% 55% $1.49 Great
All Weather Track 93 20 14 13 22% 51% $1.78 Great

Conditions

Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win % Show % $2 ROI DHP
Dirt - Fast 2272 532 376 346 23% 55% $1.54 Great
Dirt - Good 449 92 68 52 20% 47% $1.48 Good
Dirt - Sloppy 287 57 52 45 20% 54% $1.23 Great
Dirt - Muddy 115 29 18 21 25% 59% $1.51 Great
Turf - Firm 1373 253 217 167 18% 46% $1.58 Avg
Turf - Soft 11 1 5 0 9% 55% $1.09 Avg
Turf - Yeilding 54 9 7 7 17% 43% $1.87 Avg
Dirt - Wet Fast 12 2 2 1 17% 42% $1.37 Avg

Posts

  Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win % Show % $2 ROI DHP
1-3 1777 386 331 283 22% 56% $1.45 Great
4-6 1683 373 274 237 22% 53% $1.58 Great
7-9 833 171 105 97 21% 45% $1.62 Avg
10-12 263 43 35 21 16% 38% $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 156 35 22 25 22% 53% $1.18 Great
5.5-6 Furlongs 654 149 96 91 23% 51% $1.45 Good
6.5-7 Furlongs 548 110 91 88 20% 53% $1.30 Great
1 Mile 1239 255 202 161 21% 50% $1.45 Good
1 1/16 Mile 1658 369 285 234 22% 54% $1.77 Great
1 1/8 Mile and Over 318 57 49 40 18% 46% $1.32 Avg

Tracks

  Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win % Show % $2 ROI DHP
Tampa Bay Downs 89 20 19 16 22% 62% $1.47 Great
Aqueduct 649 138 103 97 21% 52% $1.65 Great
Belmont Park 774 149 125 107 19% 49% $1.34 Good
Saratoga 651 132 109 89 20% 51% $1.65 Good
Monmouth Park 165 39 30 26 24% 58% $1.44 Great
Kentucky Downs 13 2 3 0 15% 38% $0.77 Bad
Timonium 1 0 1 0 0% 100% $0.00  - 
Charles Town 7 0 0 2 0% 29% $0.00 Good
Parx Racing 53 14 6 7 26% 51% $1.60 Great
Gulfstream Park 1436 332 238 189 23% 53% $1.55 Great
Delaware Park 10 1 0 3 10% 40% $0.54 Avg
Laurel Park 33 11 6 4 33% 64% $2.12 Great
Sam Houston Race Park 2 0 0 0 0% 0% $0.00  - 
Keeneland 208 54 36 29 26% 57% $1.73 Great
Churchill Downs 189 23 27 23 12% 39% $1.08 Bad
Pimlico 31 6 6 4 19% 52% $0.76 Great
Santa Anita Park 9 2 0 2 22% 44% $2.38 Avg
Fair Grounds 27 6 4 3 22% 48% $2.00 Avg
Oaklawn Park 28 7 8 1 25% 57% $1.54 Great
Colonial Downs 10 6 2 1 60% 90% $2.04 Great
Turfway Park 7 0 2 1 0% 43% $0.00 Poor
Finger Lakes 7 2 1 3 29% 86% $0.83 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 5 0 1 2 0% 60% $0.00 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 3 0 0 1 0% 33% $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 3 0 0 0 0% 0% $0.00  - 
Belmont At The Big A 94 17 9 17 18% 46% $2.37 Avg
Meadowlands 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $0.00  - 

Race Types

  Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win % Show % $2 ROI DHP
Stake 1221 221 177 187 18% 48% $1.45 Good
Claiming 962 229 141 146 24% 54% $1.61 Great
Allowance 418 84 80 47 20% 50% $1.43 Good
Maiden 1972 441 347 259 22% 53% $1.57 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