Jon Stettin’s Blog

How to Handle a Lock How do you handle a lock? With a key, of course. Well, first things first, there are no locks in horse racing. That is why they always have to run the race. After hitting the...

The Big Three Fresh off a nice win with Known Agenda in the Florida Derby, it is only natural to look at the three Kentucky Derby preps for Saturday with confidence. The Blue Grass at Keeneland was the easiest for...

The 2021 Florida Derby and Mandatory Payout Pick 6 The Grade 1 Florida Derby anchors the mandatory rainbow 6 payout on Saturday, and I think the pool will be about 7 million. The derby is an interesting race this year...

The 2021 Rebel Stakes The Rebel Stakes on Saturday is the type of race I love to bet on. We have newly turned three-year-old colts on the Derby Trail or looking to get on the Derby Trail. You have two...

2021 Santa Anita Handicap, San Felipe, & Tampa Bay Derby There is a lot of racing action across the country this weekend, especially on Saturday. I was most interested in the card at Santa Anita, but there is something for...

Saturday Stakes Look February 27th, 2021 Two key Kentucky Derby points races will get a lot of attention on Saturday. The Fountain of Youth will be run at Gulfstream Park, and The Southwest will be run at Oaklawn Park. Both...

2021 The Saudi Cup Anytime you get Grade 1 type horses to race over a track they are not familiar with, in a land they are unfamiliar with, it makes for an interesting horserace. Interesting races often give us value-laden...

2021 Sam F. Davis Stakes Three-year-old colts and geldings looking to get on the Derby Trail will race a mile and a sixteenth over the Tampa Bay Downs strip on Saturday. The race is not known for producing Kentucky Derby...

2021 Derby Preps, The Robert B’ Lewis and Holy Bull While there is still time for a Derby horse to exit a maiden special weight or allowance/conditions race, most eyes are on the point or prep races. There are two...