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Pletcher wins two of three off the turf

By Steve Andersen
Daily Racing Form

Sunday, October 4, 2009

ELMONT, N.Y. - A change of surface may have altered the significance - and for the time the being graded status - of Sunday's Pilgrim and Miss Grillo stakes, but it didn't alter the satisfaction of trainer Todd Pletcher when he swept both races at Belmont Park. In the $154,500 Pilgrim for 2-year-old males, Eskendereya rallied inside of Western Player at the eighth pole and drew off to a convincing 7 1/4-length victory, his first in two career starts. Western Player, who alternated on the lead w ...

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