Pletcher is still the one to beat - Glens Falls Post-Star
The Latest Dear Abby: Daughter deep in debt needs counseling, not more money DEAR ABBY: Three years ago I gave my adult daughter, married with a child, more than $16,000 to help pay off her debts because she couldn’t pay her bills. He pays certain expenses. she pays others. Now I find she’s deep in debt again and needs more help. What needs to be said is hanging on the tip of the tongue, and it will spill. Pletcher is coming off his second consecutive Belmont Park spring/summer training title as he begins his quest for his sixth consecutive Saratoga training title and 12th overall, which would just add to his modern-day record. It was a really good Belmont meet, however, to the tune of 43 wins from 137 starts (31 percent), 83 in the money (61 percent) and purse earnings of $3,595,822. He was just one win away from tying David Jacobson’s spring/summer record. That has Pletcher naturally concerned as he goes against not just his fellow Belmont trainers shipping north to the Spa, but notable Kentucky-based trainers who come to Saratoga with full barns. “From the standpoint of trying to be leading trainer here, I think we might have won too many races at Belmont,” Pletcher said. But at the same time, you don’t want to slow down what you’re doing well. That’s what makes Pletcher so great. So good Belmont meet or not, he’ll make sure he has his horses ready to run in the best spots. Source: poststar.com
