Across the Board with Andy Serling Episode 23: Brad Cox

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Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher appears to be in a good spot heading into the upcoming Saratoga Race Course meet after enjoying graded-stakes success Saturday at Belmont Park with Far Bridge and Charge It.

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Harold Lerner, Nehoc Stables, AWC Stables and Team Stallion Racing Stable's stakes-placed Mendelssohns March will be upset minded in Saturday's Grade 1, $750,000 Belmont Derby Invitational, a 10-furlong inner turf test for sophomores.

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It took a few moments for trainer Jason Cook to fully believe he had just won his first graded stakes victory when Three Technique shipped to Belmont Park to capture Saturday’s Grade 2, $250,000 John A. Nerud by 3 3/4 lengths, but by Sunday morning the veteran horseman said it all became reality.

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Melanie Giddings, the namesake of undefeated graded stakes winner Maple Leaf Mel, has taken over training duties of the likely favorite for next Saturday’s Grade 3, $175,000 Victory Ride for sophomore fillies going 6 1/2 furlongs at Belmont Park.

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David E. Miller, Eric Grindley, and John Werner’s multiple graded stakes-placed Three Technique, listed at 5-1 on the morning line in Saturday's Grade 2, $250,000 John A. Nerud, will return to Belmont Park for the first time since finishing third in the 2021 renewal of the seven-furlong sprint for older horses.

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Liguria and Tax Implications completed a popular exacta for trainer Chad Brown in Saturday’s $150,000 Wild Applause, a one-mile Widener turf test for sophomore fillies, at Belmont Park.