Pletcher earns 2.16 mill on BC Day

Pletcher is great during the year expect on 4 days. Any triple crown race and the Breeders Cup day. Not sure why. It is puzzling to me. I know that 2nd and 3rds are nothing to frown at in the big ones, but people dont send him those kinds of horses to finish 2nd or 3rd. I wonder how he really feels about not being able to do better in those races.