Pletcher Recent Belmont History

[Silver Charm]

Thanks for the correction it was Madefromlucky so I gladly stand corrected. BTW I do believe someone just posted a blog that Carpe bleed in the Derby. Which was quickly corrected just as I gladly said I was.  

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/92241/carpe-diem-madefromlucky-work-in-company

[richiebee]

I think the board traffic has been pretty balanced, with people able to
separate wanting to beat AP and at the same time enjoying his obvious talent.

As the combative Billy Martin once said in a memorable Lite Beer ensemble
commercial, I feel very strongly both ways.

As I have stated, my belief is that AP does not have some of the obvious fatal
flaws which hampered Smarty Jones and Big Brown. Baffert and Espinoza know the
territory and I am not even going to second guess BB\'s decision not to give AP
more acclimation time at Belmont.

The whole question of his ability to deliver another knockout punch, his
fourth in 85 days, is what makes the race bettable.

The second tier (The Pletchers, Frosted) have shown flashes of brilliance, the
sort of brilliance AP has shown in 6 of 7 career races. Looking at things one
week out, looking at The Pletchers and Frosted\'s previous races, looking at
their TGs and PPs, reading about the way they are preparing in the AM, do you
have the confidence that one or any of these will show up ready to run their
\"A\" race?

I do not, but figure to have them in some horizontal wagers. As has been
mentioned, KMac and especially TAP have been on fire going back to about April
1

The second and a half tier is one horse, the deKock runner, who lost some
passengers from the bandwagon off the Derby journey. That is not a bandwagon I
ever even kicked the tires on, and won\'t get near now. He is in tier 2-1/2 on
the possibility that his Meydan performance was the best race by any dirt 3Y0
not named AP.

The remainder of the field is third tier, Saravas, Commendables, Da Taras all.

[KeithB]

From the DRF

ELMONT, N.Y. - The prospective field for the Belmont Stakes on Saturday is now down to eight after Todd Pletcher said Monday that Carpe Diem would not run. The Truth or Else was withdrawn earlier Monday morning by his trainer, Ken McPeek.

Pletcher said Carpe Diem would point to the Haskell or the Jim Dandy later this summer.

Pletcher still has two other runners in the Belmont - Materiality and Madefromlucky. John Velazquez is reunited with Materiality, whom he had ridden to victories in all three of his starts prior to the Kentucky Derby, while Javier Castellano will ride Madefromlucky, Pletcher said.

Velazquez chose to ride Carpe Diem in the Derby, so Castellano ended up on Materiality in the Derby. Castellano won the Peter Pan on Madefromlucky in his last start.

[johnnym]

Any chance Pletcher enters Stanford?