Pletcher Undecided Where Winters Back Will Make Return

Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher says he is going to wait before deciding whether or not to run Waterford Stable's Winters Back  in the $200,000 Bernard Baruch (G3T) at Saratoga Race Course on Sept. 5.

The 5-year-old son of Summer Front   has been off for more than a year. He hasn't run since finishing seventh last year in the United Nations Stakes (G1T) at Monmouth Park on July 17.

Another option could be sending Winters Back on the road, down to the Jersey Shore. The $100,000 Red Bank Stakes is being run at Monmouth, also on Sept. 5.

"I'm going to have to think about it," Pletcher said. "I'm being told the Red Bank will come up a softer spot. He hasn't run in awhile and I am going to opt for the easier place."

Winters Back has three wins and three seconds in nine career starts. He was runner-up in the Monmouth Stakes (G3T) last year before his run in the United Nations.

He has been at Saratoga since early June and has 11 published works.