Pletcher's contingent for Super Saturday on October 8 "all set"

Ectot came out of his victory in the Grade 1, $500,000 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic in good order, trainer Todd Pletcher said Sunday morning. 

The Al Shaqab Racing and Gerard Augustin Normand-owned 5-year-old upset 1-5 favorite Flintshire to win the Breeders' Cup "Win and You're In" qualifier for the Turf. 

"It was a fun win for the whole team," Pletcher said. "We felt he had the potential to do something like that, he was improving in each start. He liked the course and the cut in the ground, so it all came together."

Off the Tracks also came out of her start in good order following a fourth-place finish behind impressive winner Forever Unbridled in the Grade 1 Beldame, Pletcher said. The 3-year-old bay filly by Curlin stayed just off Paola Queen's early fractions through a half-mile before tiring late.

"I thought she ran a solid race," Pletcher said. "It's the second time we ran her on a sealed, sloppy track, and both times it kind of went the same way, where it looks like she didn't love it. She still gave us a big effort and tried really hard. She just spun her wheels a little on that surface."

Pletcher said his contingent for Super Saturday on October 8 is "all set." Anchor Down, who finished second in his last start at Belmont in the Grade 1 Metropolitan Handicap on June 11, breezed a half-mile in 48.63 seconds Sunday and is a possibility for the Grade 2, $350,000 Kelso Handicap. Protonico, who won against allowance company on September 9, is on target for the Kelso, along with stablemate Tommy Macho, who is coming off an eight-month layoff since winning the Grade 3 Fred W. Hooper on February 6 at Gulfstream Park.

Following a five-furlong breeze in in 1:01.88 September 29 on the Belmont training track, Nonna Mela remains on point for the Grade 1, $400,000 Frizette. The 2-year-old won the Grade 2 Adirondack on August 19 at Saratoga.