TODD PLETCHER

2016 RECORD

1,213 - 274, 189, 170 

$21,178,642

2016 NYRA RECORD

590 - 112, 79, 90 

$10,614,866

NATIONAL/ECLIPSE CHAMPIONS

Ashado: Top Older Female (2005); Top 3-Year-Old Filly (2004)

English Channel: Top Turf Male (2007)

Fleet Indian: Top Older Female (2006)

Lawyer Ron: Top Older Male (2007)

Left Bank: Top Older Male (2002)

Rags to Riches: Top 3-Year-Old Filly (2007)

Shanghai Bobby: Top 2-Year-Old Male (2012)

Speightstown: Top Sprinter (2004)

Wait a While: Top 3-Year-Old Filly (2006)

Uncle Mo: Top 2-Year-Old Male (2010)

NEW YORK TRAINING TITLES

* 2015 Saratoga, 34 wins

* 2015 Belmont spring/summer, 43

* 2014 Saratoga, 28

* 2014 Belmont spring/summer, 28

* 2013 Saratoga

* 2012 Saratoga, 36

* 2011 NYRA, 118

* 2011 Saratoga, 38

* 2011 Belmont spring/summer, 25 (tie)

* 2010-11 Aqueduct inner track, 37

* 2010 NYRA, 120

* 2010 Saratoga, 36

* 2010 Belmont spring, 25

* 2009-10 Aqueduct inner track, 40

* 2009 Belmont fall, 20

* 2006 Belmont fall, 15

* 2006 Saratoga, 24

* 2005 Aqueduct fall, 16

* 2005 Belmont fall, 23

* 2005 Saratoga, 22

* 2004 NYRA, 129

* 2004 Belmont fall, 23

* 2004 Saratoga, 34

* 2004 Belmont spring, 33

* 2003 NYRA, 134

* 2003 Aqueduct fall, 15 (tie)

* 2003 Belmont fall, 24* 2003 Saratoga, 35

* 2003 Belmont spring, 40

* 2002 Belmont fall, 18 (tie)

* 2002 Saratoga, 19

* 2002 Belmont spring, 30

* 2001 Aqueduct fall, 13

* 2001 Belmont fall, 17

* 1999 Belmont spring, 18

* 1998 Saratoga, 20

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

* Captured seven Grade 1 wins in 2016, including the Wood Memorial (Outwork) and Mother Goose Stakes (Off the Tracks)

* Ranked second in earnings and third by wins amongst North American trainers in 2016

* Won his sixth straight and 12th overall training title at Saratoga with 34 wins in 2015

* Received his seventh Eclipse as Outstanding Trainer in 2014; also won 2004-2007, 2010 and 2013

* Won his second Belmont Stakes in 2013 with Palace Malice

* Captured his second Travers in 2011 with Stay Thirsty, who earlier in the year won the Gotham and Jim Dandy and was second in the Belmont

* Took three of the four 2-year-old Breeders’ Cup races in 2010: the Juvenile with Uncle Mo, the Juvenile Turf with Pluck, and the Juvenile Fillies Turf with More Than Real

* Earned a breakthrough victory in the 2010 Kentucky Derby when Super Saver rode the rail en route to a 2 ½-length score

* Trained three Eclipse winners in 2007: Top 3-Year-Old Filly Rags to Riches, Top Older Male Lawyer Ron, and Top Turf Male English Channel

* In 2007 saddled Rags to Riches to become the first filly in 102 years to win the Belmont Stakes, defeating eventual Horse of the Year Curlin

* Set records for stakes wins (100) and graded stakes wins (57) in 2006, breaking marks set by his former boss, D. Wayne Lukas

* Won his first New York stakes race with Jersey Girl in the 1997 Astoria

* Won five races at Saratoga on Aug. 30, 2004

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

* Graduated from the University of Arizona with a degree in Animal Sciences in 1989

* Worked for trainer D. Wayne Lukas from 1989-1995; started his own stable in 1996

INTRODUCTION TO RACING

* Father, Jake, was a trainer

FIRST WINNER

* Majestic Number, Jan. 26, 1996, Gulfstream Park

NEW YORK AND GRADE 1 STAKES

Adieu: Frizette (2005); Spinaway (2005); Astoria (2005)

Ailalea: Tempted (2009)

Anchor Down: Kelso H. (2016); Westchester (2016)

Angela Renee: Chandelier (2014)

Any Given Saturday: Brooklyn (2007); Dwyer (2007); Haskell (2007)

Ashado: Beldame (2005); Go for Wand H. (2005); Ogden Phipps H. (2005); Breeders’ Cup Distaff (2004); Coaching Club American Oaks (2004); Kentucky Oaks (2004); Demoiselle (2003); Spinaway (2003); Schuylerville (2003)

Authenticity: Shuvee H. (2013)

Awesome Ashley: Garland of Roses (2009)

Awesome Gent: Jimmy Winkfield (2016)

Awesome Maria: Ogden Phipps H. (2011); Shuvee H. (2011); Riskaverse (2010)

Azar: With Anticipation (2015)

Balto Star: Red Smith (2003); United Nations (2003)

Bandini: Blue Grass (2005)

Bashart: With Anticipation (2013)

Bishop Court Hill: Paumonok (2006-07); Carter (2006); Gravesend (2006)

Blofeld: Nashua (2014); Futurity (2014)

Bluegrass Cat: Haskell (2006); Remsen (2005); Nashua (2005)

Bode’s Dream: Astoria (2016)

Bohemian Lady: Rare Treat (2006); Affectionately (2006); Cicada (2004)

Boston Bull: Cowdin (2002)

Bribon: Bold Ruler (2010); True North (2010)

Bridgetown: Troy (2011-12)

Broadway’s Alibi: Comely (2012)

Buster’s Ready: Mother Goose (2011)

Caixa Eletronica: Fall Highweight H. (2012); True North H. (2012); Westchester H. (2011)

Calibrachoa: Tom Fool H. (2011-12); Toboggan (2011-12); Bold Ruler (2011); Gravesend (2010)

Capeside Lady: Maid of the Mist (2003); Joseph A. Gimma (2003)

Capo Bastone: King’s Bishop (2013)

Carpe Diem: Blue Grass (2015); Breeders’ Futurity (2014)

Chapel Royal: Sanford (2003); Flash (2003)

Charming Kitten: Belmont Gold Cup Inv. (2014)

Chimichurri: Tempted (2002)

Cinderella’s Dream: Maid of the Mist (2005)

Circle of Life: Spinaway (1999)

Clipthecouponannie: Franklin Square (2016)

Coach Inge: Brooklyn Inv. (2015)

Comandante: Alex M. Robb (2013); NYSS Thunder Rumble (2013)

Comfort: Seattle Slew (2016); State Dinner (2016)

Competitive Edge: Hopeful (2014)

Constitution: Donn H. (2015); Florida Derby (2014)

Corfu: Saratoga Special (2013)

Cotton Blossom: Acorn (2007); Schuylerville (2006)

Cowtown Cat: Gotham (2007)

Cross Traffic: Whitney H. (2013)

Curalina: Shuvee H. (2016); La Troienne (2016); Coaching Club American Oaks (2015); Acorn (2015)

Dad’s Crazy: Miss Grillo (2009)

Dame Dorothy: Distaff (2015); Bed o’ Roses H. (2015); Turnback the Alarm (2014)

Dance Quietly: Busanda (2011)

Danza: Arkansas Derby (2014)

Daredevil: Champagne (2014)

Devil May Care: Coaching Club American Oaks (2010); Mother Goose (2010); Frizette

(2009)

Discreetly Mine: King’s Bishop (2010); Amsterdam (2010)

Disposablepleasure: Demoiselle (2011)

Distorted Passion: Interborough (2010); Correction (2009)

Distorted Reality: Lexington (2007)

Dominus: Bernard Baruch H. (2012)

Dreaming of Julia: Frizette (2012)

Driven by Success: NYSS Thunder Rumble (2010)

Early Warning: Discovery (1998); Gallant Fox (1999); Queens County (1999)

Ectot: Joe Hirsch Turf Classic (2016)

Electric Shock: Maid of the Mist (1998)

English Channel: Breeders’ Cup Turf (2007); Joe Hirsch Turf Classic (2006-07); United Nations (2006-07)

Eskendereya: Wood Memorial (2010); Pilgrim (2009)

Far From Over: Withers (2015)

Fashion Alert: Schuylerville (2014); Astoria (2014)

Finality: West Point (2003); Jamaica (2002)

Fisher Pond: Lawrence Realization (2002)

Flamenco: Cowdin (2004)

Fleet Indian: Beldame (2006); Personal Ensign (2006); Next Move (2006)

Flower Alley: Travers (2005); Jim Dandy (2005)

Forest Danger: Carter (2005); Bay Shore (2004)

Forty Tales: Amsterdam (2013); Woody Stephens (2013)

Freedom’s Daughter: Schuylerville (2002)

Friendly Island: Hudson (2004-05)

Gala Award: Pennine Ridge (2014)

Game Face: Honorable Miss (2009); Princess Rooney (2009)

Gemologist: Wood Memorial (2012)

Georgie’s Angel: Schuylerville (2011)

Glacken’s Gal: Astoria (2007)

Go Deputy: Bowling Green (2006); Sword Dancer Inv. (2006)

Gone Fishin: Jaipur H. (2000)

Got Lucky: Spinster (2015)

Graeme Hall: Stuyvesant (2001); Jim Dandy (2000)

Graydar: Kelso H. (2013); Donn H. (2013)

Harlan’s Holiday: Donn H. (2003)

Harlem Rocker: Withers (2008)

Harmony Lodge: Gallant Bloom (2003); Ballerina (2003)

Havana: Champagne (2013)

Heart Butte: Evening Attire (2011)

Her Smile: Prioress (2011)

Hilda’s Passion: Ballerina (2011); Vagrancy H. (2011)

Honey Ryder: Flower Bowl Inv. (2006); Sheepshead Bay (2006-07); E. P. Taylor (2005); Glens Falls (2005)

Host: Turf Mile (2005); Knickerbocker (2004)

Hour Glass: Vagrancy (2010)

Ibboyee: John Morrissey (2011); Damon Runyon (2009)

I’m All Yours: Ashley T. Cole (2002); Mohawk (2001); West Point (2001)

Indian Vale: Next Move (2007); Turnback the Alarm (2005)

In Lingerie: Spinster (2012)

Interactif: Hall of Fame (2010); With Anticipation (2009)

Iron Mizz: Seeking the Ante (2016)

Irving’s Baby: Glens Falls (2001)

Jack Milton: Mile (2015); Poker (2014)

Jersey Girl: Acorn (1998); Mother Goose (1998); Test (1998); Cicada (1998); Nassau County (1998); NYSS Park Avenue (1998); Astoria (1997)

Kauai Katie: Matron (2012); Adirondack (2012)

King of the Roxy: Futurity (2006)

Lawyer Ron: Woodward (2007); Whitney (2007)

Leah’s Secret: Top Flight (2008)

Left Bank: Whitney (2002); Tom Fool (2002); Bold Ruler (2002); Cigar Mile (2001); Vosburgh (2001); Discovery (2000)

Liam’s Map: Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (2015); Woodward (2015)

Life At Ten: Beldame (2010); Ogden Phipps (2010); Rare Treat (2010)

Limehouse: Brooklyn (2005)

Lion Tamer: Cigar Mile (2004)

Lost Raven: Coronation Cup (2016); Cicada (2016)

Love and Pride: Zenyatta (2012); Personal Ensign H. (2012); Affectionately (2012)

Lovely Amanda: NYSS Perfect Arc (2002); Montauk (2001)

Maddie May: Schenectady (2002); Iroquois (2001); Maid of the Mist (1999)

Madefromlucky: Peter Pan (2015)

Made You Look: With Anticipation (2016)

Magna Graduate: Excelsior (2007); Queens County (2006),

Magnificent Song: Garden City (2006); Lake George (2006)

Malibu Prayer: Ruffian (2010)

Manchurian: Stymie (2006)

Marc’s Rainbow: East View (2002)

Marley Vale: Test (1999)

Marylebone: Matron (2003)

Materiality: Florida Derby (2015)

Mei Ling: Heavenly Prize Invitational (2016)

Mellow Roll: Empire Classic (1998); Alex M. Robb (1998); Sleepy Hollow (1997); NYSS Great White Way (1997)

Micromanage: Jazil (2015); Queens County (2014); Birdstone (2014)

Mini Sermon: Top Flight (2007)

Mo d’Amour: Busher (2016)

Monba: Blue Grass (2008)

More Than Ready: King’s Bishop (2000); Sanford (1999); Tremont (1999); Flash (1999)

Mountain Music Man: Awad (2015)

Mshawish: Donn Handicap (2016); Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap (2015)

Munnings: Woody Stephens (2009); Tom Fool (2009)

My Miss Sophia: Gazelle (2014)

Navesink River: Gallant Fox (2005)

Nite Light: Gallant Fox (2007)

Notacatbutallama: Hall of Fame (2013); Solar Splendor (2013); Hill Prince (2013); Super Mario (2013); Incurable Optimist (2013)

Nonna Mela: Adirondack (2016)

Ocean Drive: Noble Damsel (2004); Ballston Spa (2004)

Octave: Mother Goose (2007); Coaching Club American Oaks (2007); Adirondack (2006)

Off the Tracks: Mother Goose (2016); Schuylerville (2015)

Oh Nellie: Noble Damsel (1998)

Ostrolenka: Mike Lee (2015); Sleepy Hollow (2014)

Outwork: Wood Memorial (2016)

Overanalyze: Arkansas Derby (2013); Remsen (2012); Futurity (2012)

Overdriven: Sanford (2011)

Overprepared: Busanda (2015)

Palace Malice: Metropolitan H. (2014); Westchester (2014); Jim Dandy (2013); Belmont Stakes (2013)

Panty Raid: Spinster (2007); American Oaks (2007)

Path of Thunder: De La Rose (2005)

Paula’s Girl: Valley Stream (1998)

Peace Preserver: Noble Damsel (2013); Pebbles (2012)

Photo Call: First Lady (2016)

Pool Land: Ruffian (2006)

Position Limit: Adirondack (2010)

Princess of Sylmar: Cat Cay (2014); Beldame (2013); Alabama (2013); Coaching Club

American Oaks (2013); Kentucky Oaks (2013); Busher (2013); Busanda (2013)

Proper Gamble: Cicada (2002)

Protonico: Discovery H. (2014)

Proud Accolade: Champagne (2004)

Purge: Cigar Mile (2005); Jim Dandy (2004); Peter Pan (2004)

Quality Road: Woodward (2010); Metropolitan H. (2010); Donn H. (2010); Amsterdam (2009)

Quiet Giant: Rare Treat (2011)

R Heat Lightning: Spinaway (2010)

Rachel’s Valentina: Spinaway (2015)

Rags to Riches: Belmont (2010); Kentucky Oaks (2010); Santa Anita Oaks (2010)

Ready’s Gal: Lake George (2005)

Ready’s Image: Sanford (2007); Tremont (2007)

Red Giant: Clement L. Hirsch Memorial (2008);

Fourstardave H. (2008)

Red Rifle: Bowling Green H. (2015)

Revolutionary: Withers (2013)

Rock Fall: Vosburgh (2015); Alfred G. Vanderbilt H. (2015); True North (2015)

Roman Dynasty: Discovery (2006)

Royal Lahaina: Go for Wand H. (2013)

Safari Queen: Long Island (2006)

San Pablo: Queens County (2012)

Saratoga Blues: Dearly Precious (2002)

Scat Daddy: Florida Derby (2007); Champagne (2006); Sanford (2006)

Send It In: Alex M. Robb (2016)

Sensational Slam: Diablo (2014); Fred “Cappy” Capossela (2011)

Shanghai Bobby: Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (2012); Hopeful (2012)

Silver Mission: Tremont (2016)

Smok’n Frolic: Next Move (2003-04); Demoiselle (2001); Tempted (2001)

Spanky Fischbein: NYSS Great White Way (2007)

Speightstown: Breeders’ Cup Sprint (2004); Alfred G. Vanderbilt (2004); True North (2004)

Spun Sugar: Go for Wand H. (2006); Apple Blossom (2006)

Stay Thirsty: Cigar Mile H. (2012); Travers (2011); Jim Dandy (2011); Gotham (2011)

Stopchargingmaria: Breeders’ Cup Distaff (2015); Shuvee H. (2015); Alabama (2014);

Coaching Club American Oaks (2014); Demoiselle (2013); Tempted (2013)

Strong Hope: Jim Dandy (2003); Dwyer (2003)

Sudden Surprise: NYSS Times Square (2016); Notebook (2015); Bertram F. Bongard (2015); Funny Cide (2015)

Summer Raven: Tempted (2004)

Sunriver: Hollywood Turf Cup (2007); Peter Pan (2006)

Super Saver: Kentucky Derby (2010)

Super Surprise: Fleet Indian (2016); Maid of the Mist (2015)

Sweet Loretta: Spinaway-DH (2016); Schuylerville (2016)

Syndergaard: Funny Cide (2016)

Take the Points: Secretariat (2009); Jamaica (2009)

Teen Pauline: Top Flight H. (2014); Ladies H. (2014); Affectionately (2014)

The Leopard: Pilgrim (2007)

Theory: Futurity (2016)

Tiger’s Rock: Gallant Fox (2009)

Tommy Macho: Discovery H. (2015)

Toni Tools: NYSS Fifth Avenue (2016)

Trippi: Vosburgh (2000); Tom Fool (2000); Riva Ridge (2000)

Tugger: Noble Damsel (2001)

Turbo Compressor: United Nations (2012); Curlin (2011)

Turbulent Descent: Ballerina (2012)

Tweedside: Sheepshead Bay (2002); Coaching Club American Oaks (2001); Sands Point (2001)

Unbridled Belle: Turnback the Alarm (2009); Beldame (2007)

Uncle Mo: Kelso H. (2011); Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (2010); Champagne (2010)

Uncle Vinny: Sanford (2015)

Understatement: Stymie (2010); Evening Attire (2010)

Unlimited Budget: Demoiselle (2012)

Verrazano: Haskell Inv. (2013); Wood Memorial (2013)

Violence: CashCall Futurity (2012); Nashua (2012)

Wait a While: Ballston Spa (2007-08); Yellow Ribbon (2008, 2006); Sands Point (2006); Lake Placid (2006); American Oaks (2006); Miss Grillo (2005)

We Miss Artie: Breeders’ Futurity (2013)

West Virginia: Excelsior (2006); Albany (2004); NYSS Times Square (2004); Damon Runyon (2003); NYSS Great White Way (2003)

Willard Straight: Troy (2004)