Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher saw just what he wanted to see out of last year’s champion 2-year-old male Forte and Grade 1 winner Tapit Trice in their respective final tune-ups for next Saturday’s $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (G1).
Winchell Thoroughbreds’ Kentucky homebred Red Route One has settled into his routine at Belmont Park since arriving on May 19 to prepare for an intended start in the $1.5-million Belmont Stakes (G1) on June 10.