Todd A. Pletcher
Javier Castellano
Sumaya U.S. Stable
John Trumbulovic
Malagacy |
Shackleford | Forestry |
| Oatsee | ||
| Classiest Gem | Dehere | |
| Classiest Carat |
| Sale / Hip / Type | Buyer / Consignor | Price |
|---|---|---|
KEENOV2014Hip 1803 | Weanling |
|
$45,000 |
OBSAUG2015Hip 216 | Yearling |
|
$130,000 |
FTMMAY2016Hip 444 | Two-year-old |
|
$190,000 |
Given the summer off, Sumaya U.S. Stable's Malagacy is expected to soon return to the barn of trainer Todd Pletcher, owner Oussama Aboughazale said Sept. 17 while attending the Keeneland September yearling sale.
Rebel Stakes (G2) winner Malagacy and Wood Memorial Stakes presented by NYRA Bets (G2) runner-up Battalion Runner will both bypass the May 6 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1), trainer Todd Pletcher confirmed via text message April 29.
Multiple Eclipse Award winner Todd Pletcher thought Always Dreaming and Tapwrit were most impressive, Patch was better than usual, and Battalion Runner struggled with the track.
Always Dreaming, an impressive winner of the April 1 Xpressbet Florida Derby (G1) at Gulfstream Park, breezed five furlongs April 21 at Palm Beach Downs in 1:01.40, a move that pleased trainer Todd Pletcher.
Pletcher currently has five horses ranked in the top 20 on the Kentucky Derby leaderboard used to determine the field: Always Dreaming (7), Tapwrit (12), Malagacy (13), Patch (18), and Battalion Runner (19).
