Jon Stettin’s Blog

As the Bing Crosby meet winds down at Del Mar we have three competitive stakes on Saturday. We have the Jimmy Durante, the Seabiscuit and the Grade 1 Hollywood Derby. Let’s see what we can come up with in all...

The Bing Crosby meet at Del Mar is winding down. We don’t get to see many horses compete on the dirt nowadays due primarily to early retirements. We will have a small but competitive field going a mile and an...

Nine horses are set to go in the one mile and three eights on the grass in the Grade 2 Red Smith at Aqueduct. I love turf marathons despite the often-seen lack of pace that occurs. I also love up...

There are plenty of championship implications in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff this year. Thorpedo Anna, aka The Grizzly Bear will likely be the shortest priced favorite on the card. I would guess she goes to post somewhere in the neighborhood...

We are one week out from the Breeders’ Cup. The early pre entry past performances are out. Speed figures are out and although there are some cross entries and possible defections we have at least an idea of what we...

There are plenty of stakes to choose from this Saturday and there is no shortage of Breeders’ Cup implications. The Champagne has implications beyond the Breeders’ Cup and into who may be the top three year olds next year. J...

Another Super Saturday This will be one of the last if not the last Super Saturdays prior to the Breeders’ Cup. There will be some nice cards at Keeneland but on Saturday we have some nice racing all over the...

The Pennsylvania Derby, a Grade 1, one-million-dollar race at a mile and an eighth drew a competitive field of 11. I’ll run them down and see what it looks like to me. Doc Sullivan breaks from the rail and is...

A full field of eleven is set to go a mile and three eighths on the grass at Aqueduct opening Saturday of what they lie to call Belmont at The Big A. In reality it is Aqueduct but if we...