Across the Board with Andy Serling Episode 42: Todd Pletcher

by Najja Thompson

The latest Across the Board with Andy Serling podcast returns featuring an interview with multiple Eclipse Award winning trainer Todd Pletcher now available for download.

Pletcher, coming off a momentous career first Breeders' Cup Classic victory with Vino Rosso, joined Serling at Aqueduct Racetrack to discuss his illustrious career including campaigning 11 Breeders' Cup winners, two Kentucky Derby winners and three Belmont Stakes champions. Pletcher also discussed the thoroughbred racing industry as a whole in regards to equine safety and his successful role in creating stallions among his trainees.

A seven time Eclipse winner for Outstanding Trainer, Pletcher born in Dallas, Tx began working for his father Jake before eventually working as a groom and later an assistant for Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas after graduating from the University of Arizona. Saddling his first winner in 1996 he has gone on to amass earnings of over $386 million while earning numerous training titles on the NYRA circuit and Gulfstream Park in the winter.

About Across the Board with Andy Serling
Launched in April 2017, Across the Board with Andy Serling is a podcast presented by the New York Racing Association. New episodes of the show will be released in regular installments throughout the year, providing fans and horseplayers with access to the most interesting personalities in racing.

Episode 42: Todd Pletcher
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Episode 33: Preakness Recap
Episode 32: Preakness 144 Preview
Episode 31: Kentucky Derby 145 Recap with David Aragona
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