Todd Pletcher | |
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Occupation | Thoroughbred Horse Trainer |
Born | Dallas, Texas | June 26, 1967
Career wins | 5,737+ (ongoing)[1] |
Major racing wins | |
Kentucky Oaks (2004, 2007, 2013, 2021) Haskell Invitational (2006, 2007, 2013) Stephen Foster Stakes (2024) Champagne Stakes (2004, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014) Beldame Stakes (2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2022) Coaching Club American Oaks (2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2022) Metropolitan Handicap (2010, 2014) Brooklyn Handicap (2005, 2007, 2015, 2022) Alabama Stakes (2013, 2014, 2021, 2022) Blue Grass Stakes (2005, 2008, 2015, 2023) Florida Derby (2007, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2023, 2024) Arkansas Derby (2000, 2001, 2013, 2014, 2018) Pegasus World Cup (2022) Pegasus World Cup Turf (2021, 2022) Whitney Handicap (2002, 2007, 2013, 2022) Travers Stakes (2005, 2011, 2024) Personal Ensign Stakes (2006, 2012, 2022) Ashland Stakes (2021, 2022, 2024) American Classics wins: Kentucky Derby (2010, 2017) Belmont Stakes (2007, 2013, 2017, 2022) Canadian Triple Crown wins: Queen's Plate (1998) Prince of Wales Stakes (1998, 2008) Breeders' Stakes (2000) Breeders' Cup wins: Breeders' Cup Distaff (2004, 2015) Breeders' Cup Sprint (2004) Breeders' Cup Turf (2007) Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (2015, 2021) Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (2010) Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (2010) Breeders' Cup Juvenile (2010, 2012, 2022, 2023) Breeders Cup Classic (2019) Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (2018) | |
Honors | |
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Significant horses | |
Always Dreaming, Any Given Saturday, Ashado, Bluegrass Cat, Curalina, Devil May Care, English Channel, Fleet Indian, Flower Alley, Harlem Rocker, Lawyer Ron, Left Bank, Liam's Map, Life Is Good, Limehouse, Malathaat, Mo Donegal, Nest Palace Malice, Princess of Sylmar, Rachel's Valentina, Rags to Riches, Scat Daddy, Speightstown, Stopchargingmaria, Super Saver, Tapwrit, ..Uncle Mo, Vino Rosso, Wait a While |
Todd Pletcher (born June 26, 1967 in Dallas, Texas) is an American thoroughbred horse trainer. He won the Eclipse Award eight times as Trainer of the Year, four of these in consecutive years. His horses Super Saver (2010) and Always Dreaming (2017) won the Kentucky Derby. He also won the Belmont Stakes with Rags to Riches (2007), Palace Malice (2013), Tapwrit (2017) and Mo Donegal (2022). He also trained Malathaat who won the 2021 Kentucky Oaks.