Forte, Lost Ark provide Pletcher a strong hand in Breeders’ Futurity; Sconsin tops TCA

Hall of Famer and two-time Kentucky Derby winner Todd Pletcher will be well-represented in Saturday’s $600,000 Breeders’ Futurity (G1) at Keeneland. The 1 1/16-mile race will award a free berth to the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) at Keeneland on Nov. 4 and serves as a qualifier for the 2023 Kentucky Derby, with the top five finishers receiving points on 10-4-3-2-1 scale toward a spot in the 20-horse field.

Forte, a three-length winner of the Sept. 5 Hopeful (G1) at Saratoga, heads the Pletcher duo. By Violence, the dark bay colt shows a sharp series of works in preparation, and Irad Ortiz Jr. retains the mount aboard the promising colt.