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Belmont Stakes 2026: On brink of milestones, Pletcher takes time to reflect
In a career that will soon eclipse 6,000 wins, it could be hard to single out an individual highlight. For Todd Pletcher, not so much.
David GreningJun 04, 2026
In a career that will soon eclipse 6,000 wins, it could be hard to single out an individual highlight. For Todd Pletcher, not so much.
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The question, using both history and form analysis as a guide, is not whether trainer Chad Brown will win the Just a Game Stakes on Saturday at Saratoga, but with whom.
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The way things have gone this Churchill Downs meet for the trainer Wesley Ward, the Mighty Beau Stakes will feature a destructively fast pace, fall apart, and land in the lap of the Ward-trained No Nay Hudson.
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Knoxville ($19.32) was able to find racing room down the passing lane and used it to perfection to stun the defending 2-year-old champion Fragment by a length in the $121,800 New York Sire Stakes for the 3-year-old colt and gelding pacers at Buffalo Raceway on a sparkling Wednesday afternoon (June 3). Knoxville covered the mile in 1:53 2/5 over the fast track in pinning the loss on Fragment.
Hambletonian winner Nordic Catcher S, who hadn't raced since capturing the million-dollar classic last August 2, showed no rust at all from his time away, winning a qualifier by 14 lengths in 1:55 1/5 Wednesday at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
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Imagine the Moon won the $100,000 Shelby County Handicap for the second year in a row on Wednesday at Horseshoe Indianapolis.
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Alan Turing, an 11-1 chance, bested 32-1 pacesetter Dr. Kraft after a stretch-long battle and landed the $200,000 Commentator late Wednesday afternoon at Saratoga.
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Sculcos Folly continued his winning ways and again did so in dominant fashion, withstanding early pace pressure from the odds-on Bravaro before drawing off to another one-sided victory by 5 1/2 lengths over B Thedonald Wednesday at Saratoga in the $200,000 Mike Lee Stakes for 3-year-old New York-breds.
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Derick Giwner's analysis of the Friday 6/5 card at The Meadowlands.
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Kevin Plowcha's analysis of the Friday 6/5 card at Woodbine Mohawk Park.