Noted: March 4
– Todd Pletcher will train the $16 million colt. “I’d rather train him then run against him,” said Pletcher when asked about the pressure of training the world’s most expensive horse. The as yet unnamed two-year-old is expected to be in Pletcher’s Kentucky barn by April 1.
– Bellamy Road is back in training at owner George Steinbrenner’s Florida farm. “The main target this year is the Breeders’ Cup Classic,” said farm manager Edward Sexton. “He’ll run maybe three times before that. He’s well on target … and training like a bear at the moment.”
– “One of Pleasanton’s best specialty sandwich makers has emerged as the hottest young jockey in the country.”
