Dr Post

Dr Post, a Quality Road colt owned by St. Elias Stable, jumped onto the delayed 2020 Triple Crown trail after winning his first two starts as a 3-year-old. The Todd Pletcher trainee came off of a nearly seven-month layoff following his fourth-place debut finish in 2019 to win a maiden race at Gulfstream Park on March 29. He then stepped up in class in the 1 1/16-mile Unbridled Stakes on April 25 at Gulfstream and posted a gritty 1 1/2-length win after encountering traffic trouble in early stretch.

Dr Post was next pointed to the 2020 Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets on June 20, which was rescheduled as the first leg of the Triple Crown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He rallied in the stretch but was no match for winner Tiz the Law, but still secured a solid runner-up finish.

Dr Post followed with a third-place finish in the Grade 1 TVG.com Haskell Stakes on July 18 at Monmouth Park, after which his connections opted to bypass the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve in favor of the Sept. 5 Jim Dandy Stakes. He faded in the stretch of the Jom Dandy and finished fourth as the heavy favorite.

Dr Post returned from a layoff of more than 7 ½ months in the Grade 3 Westchester Stakes May 1 at Belmont Park, where he edged clear in the final eighth of a mile to win his 4-year-old debut. After a fifth-place finish in the Grade 1 Hill 'n' Dale Metropolitan Mile at Belmont on June 5, he bounced back with a sweeping victory in the Grade 3 Monmouth Cup on July 17.