Jon Stettin’s Blog

Saturday Gulfstream Play – March 22nd

Last week we got Lady Claypole home at a nice price. She didn’t quite go off her 20-1 morning line but 11-1 in a small field was just fine by me. Like we discussed anytime you think the longest shot...

Saturday at Santa Anita Bombs Away

The Grade 3 Santa Ana at a mile and a quarter on the grass drew a nice field of 8. A fair rule to watch in horse racing is when you think one of the longest shots in the field...

The Tampa Bay Derby

The Tampa Bay Derby We have an exciting Saturday of racing probably led by The Tampa Bay Derby. The race offers 50 points to the winner towards the starting gate of The Kentucky Derby essentially assuring a birth in that...

The Gotham, Fountain of Youth and San Felipe 2025

We have three stakes for three-year olds to look at Saturday and they go from east to west and coast to coast. I’ll start with The Gotham which used to be a premiere race for three-year olds but over the...

The Royal Delta and Baffle Stakes 2025

There will be a lot of eyes on The Fair Grounds for Risen Star Day as the three-year olds continue to sort themselves out. With 50 points to the winner a victory in The Risen Star pretty mush assures a...

The Sam F. Davis 2025

Three-year-olds take center stage again this weekend in the Sam Davis at Tampa Bay Downs. They will go a mile and a sixteenth around two turns over the quirky and deep Tampa dirt. Camp Hale goes from the rail as...

Three Year Olds times Three

It is that time of year and again the three-year olds take center stage with The Withers at Aqueduct, The Holy Bull at Gulfstream Park and The Robert E Lewis at Santa Anita. It remains to be seen if any...

Morning Lines, Value and Going For It

The morning line as well as value have different meanings for different players. I always say to each their own and that applies here especially if however you approach these two aspects of the game is working for you. For...

Three Year Olds in January

It is the time of year when the three-year olds start sorting themselves out and looking for Kentucky Derby points and status. On Saturday we have the Smarty Jones at Oaklawn Park, typically a more respected Derby prep race than...