Jon Stettin’s Blog
Breeders’ Cup Draw Luck & Disasters One of the reasons I wait to finalize my handicapping is the draw. Draws affect trips, and trips make races. The draw can impact how the race is run, and that often determines the...
Homework Time Tricks and tips of the trade from a pro…. If you plan to attack the Breeders’ Cup, I think now is a good time to start doing your homework. We have just over a week to go. We...
The Lexus Raven Run It is uncanny how horses can humble us all. If you could have bet the Haygard Fayette Stakes at Keeneland last weekend when they were turning for home most would have joined me on board with...
The 2020 Grade 2 Haygard Fayette In perusing the past performances for the weekend, I saw some small fields, some tough chalk, and some unattractive multi-race sequences. This was truer at Belmont and Santa Anita than Keeneland, where it just...
Preakness 145 – Breaking Your Own Rules If you read Past the Wire, my column here on AmWager, or follow me on social media, then there is a good chance you know I like improving horses I think will move...
The G1 American Pharoah There are a few reasons to take a look at the Grade 1 American Pharoah Stakes at Santa Anita on Saturday. First, the race is part of the late pick 4 and 5 sequence. Second, the...
What A Difference a Ride Makes It’s always been surprising to me how many horsemen think that the rider of a racehorse doesn’t make that much of a difference. You’ll hear things like you have to have the horse, which...
They Aren’t Machines I have both written and said this before: A bettor looks at the past performances and watches the races and assumes a horse will do what they did last time; a handicapper looks for the reasons they...