Derby plans for the Pletcher contingent

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edited November 2012 in Horse Racing Forum
Nice to see Palace Malice get a mention... :shrr:

Pletcher mapping out Kentucky Derby trails for bevy of contenders | Daily Racing Form

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  • dirtyshirtdirtyshirt Senior Member
    edited November 2012
    Interesting article.

    Highlight:

    Despite wins in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, Champagne, and Hopeful, Shanghai Bobby has just 20 qualifying points.

    “To think you have to be cognizant of earning points with a horse that’s 5 for 5 and won the Breeders’ Cup, whether he was my horse or not, that needs to be looked at,” Pletcher said. “The Breeders’ Cup champion shouldn’t have to worry about points, but it’s so heavily geared to the final preps. Hopefully, the points he accumulated already and if he earns a few more in his next prep, he’s in a position that if he ran well in his final prep that even without winning he’d qualify.”

    Pletcher would like to run Shanghai Bobby in the Holy Bull and then Florida Derby, a 100-point race on March 30 prior to the Kentucky Derby.

    I'm torn on this issue. I feel like he should get in on those credits alone, but I also want a Derby gate full of in-form, developed 3YO's.
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