English Channel wins Turf, helping Pletcher end Breeders’ Cup slump

English Channel scored a popular win Saturday in the $3 million Turf, ending trainer Todd Pletcher’s slump in the Breeders’ Cup. English Channel, ridden by John Velazquez, is a horse-for-the-course at Monmouth Park, having won all three races here. He captured the last two editions of Monmouth’s United Nations Stakes and now closes out his career with a seven-length rout over a quality field that…