34 Derby/Oaks runners from 18 trainers..

[Scav]

Originally Posted by Kasept

If you're looking for differences between the two, Baffert doesn't have anywhere near the stock in number that Pletcher does. Over the last 4 years, Baffert has averaged 500 starts while Pletcher averages 1,000. To put that in perspective, Mott has 600/year, McPeek 500/year, McGaughey 250/year. Interestingly, Baffert over that period outperformed Pletcher, averaging $24,364 in earnings per start while Pletcher averaged $18,923.

24k per start is just an unbelievable number. Wow

[a_rookie]

Looking forward to an "all Pletcher" KD field

[Rudeboyelvis]

Originally Posted by Scav

24k per start is just an unbelievable number. Wow

I'd love to know what that number is just at Gulfstream - gotta be north of 40K

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by Rudeboyelvis

I'd love to know what that number is just at Gulfstream - gotta be north of 40K

The $24k is Baffert.. not Pletcher.

[Rudeboyelvis]

Originally Posted by Kasept

The $24k is Baffert.. not Pletcher.

Gotcha

[hi_im_god]

i don't think i ever realized the volume these large barns have.

the name trainers have to be acting more as fleet managers for most of their stock, not actual mechanics. i guess when you hire them, you're buying their expertise on the abilities of the people they've hired to handle your horse (outside of the top tier runners, of course).

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by hi_im_god

i don't think i ever realized the volume these large barns have.

the name trainers have to be acting more as fleet managers for most of their stock, not actual mechanics. i guess when you hire them, you're buying their expertise on the abilities of the people they've hired to handle your horse (outside of the top tier runners, of course).

that's a great way to describe it. anyone hiring pletcher or baffert, or some of the others, has to realize he's a ceo of a company-not the actual trainer. all the hands' on training is handed off to assistants. they show up to throw a saddle on the horses on race days when it's called for.