Moretti rewards Pletcher strategy in Birdstone

Watching the early stages of Sunday’s Birdstone Stakes play out, trainer Todd Pletcher thought he might have made a mistake when he decided to remove the blinkers from Moretti’s equipment.
Read MoreWatching the early stages of Sunday’s Birdstone Stakes play out, trainer Todd Pletcher thought he might have made a mistake when he decided to remove the blinkers from Moretti’s equipment.
Read MoreBy: TDN 6th-Woodbine, C$108,646, Msw, 8-2, 2yo, 6f (AWT) (off turf), 1:09.84, ft. GRETZKY THE GREAT (c, 2, Nyquist–Pearl Turn {MSP, $182,560}, by Bernardini), sent off the hot 1-2 choice, jumped out to an early advantage, led through splits of :22.77 and :45.09 and turned on all boosters late, crossing the wire 4 1/2 lengths ahead […]
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