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Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Bio: Pletcher's three 2017 Kentucky Derby entries tied him for the most starts in Derby history with 48 but none have been quite like Patch. Pletcher spoke with America's Best Racing about the challenges Patch has overcome. “My biggest concern was he was already well into his 2-year-old year. He was already up to a half-mile breeze and he’d had two full eyes for over two years,” Pletcher told America's Best Racing. “So my concern was, how is he going adapt to it? From my experience, which is limited with a handful of horses, it seems like the ones that do best are the ones who lose their eye really young because that’s all they know. But I think the remarkable thing about him is we really haven’t had to do anything special.” Pletcher has earned $336,844,328 over his career and his lone Kentucky Derby victory came in 2010 with Super Saver. (Getty)