Pletcher and his TC Comments

[Downthestretch55]

Originally Posted by pgardn

Pletcher is incredibly sharp and is clearly a superior manager of details. The guy is a superstar trainer like it or not and despite his Derby record. As long as his barn does become unmanageable. I think there is a limit to the quality you can give individual horses thru assistants.

Assmussen is seemingly at every stakes race in every state.

Pat,
You hit the nail on the head.
If you go to Toga, you'll see that both Todd P and Keirahn M have 72. Both sides. Both of them have very deep stables.
Shug has 38, Linda Rice has 38, Jim Jerkens has 38. Same with Frank LaBocceta.
The stall space is very expensive, and if they don't produce...down the road they go.
Those big guys win their share, no question. But they have deeper resources available. More horses to sort through.
I like the trainers that connect with those that they've more carefully culled.
Just my opinion. More "hands on". Better attention.
You can always "dish the details" to your assistants.

As Kentness would say, "you don't know the pressure I'm under."

Sometimes, it does become unmanageable.
Just my two cents...
DTS