Pletcher will saddle Dunkirk in the 1½-mile Belmont Stakes (G1) on Saturday.
Pletcher has put together a nice run in the Belmont, where he has
saddled eight starters. His previous four Belmont starters have all
placed.
"I've always felt that five weeks is a good amount of time," said
Pletcher, adding that he was targeting the Belmont for Dunkirk's first
post-Derby start. "Even if he had run better in the Derby, we would
have really had to think about it before starting in the Preakness
Stakes."
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