Jon Stettin’s Blog

Saturday Plays

A rainy but big Saturday at Saratoga. Big days at Del Mar and on Sunday at Colonial Downs with The Arlington Million. We’ll see what we can come up with. Don’t forget to watch this week’s episode of Saratoga Saturday...

The Whitney Stakes 2024

Whitney Day at Saratoga is just about a guarantee of a great day of racing with plenty of opportunities. This year lives up to the billing and The Whitney drew a full field of 12. That is rare nowadays in...

The Jim Dandy Stakes 2024

Saturday is Jim Dandy Day at Saratoga and the card at Del Mar is nothing to sneeze at either. We should see some exciting racing and get a clearer picture of the male three-year olds and how they are truly...

Saratoga Selections July 13, 2024

Opening weekend at Saratoga. Three stakes on the Saturday card with the Grade 1 Diana coming up tough with 10 fillies and mares set to go. Our first episode of Saratoga Saturday brought to you by AmWager is out on...

Saturday’s Selections July 6th, 2024

The Grade 1 Belmont Derby at a mile and three sixteenths this year will have a heavy favorite in Legend of Time. Coming off a win in The Pennine Ridge for Godolphin and Charlie Appleby the three-year old Sea the...

East Coast West Coast

Saratoga and Del Mar will both be here before we know it. We plan on taking our share of big swings at both meets. We’ll see if we can pad the bank rolls a bit beforehand. Belmont at Aqueduct which...

The Wild Applause

Not many will remember Wild Applause or the family she hailed from. It was one of the best grass pedigrees I can recall and she herself could be referred to as a lawn mower at times. Those were the old...

The Grade 2 Bed of Roses 2024

The Belmont Festival is over and in the books. We hope you enjoyed all the coverage AmWager and Past the Wire TV brought you. I don’t think anyone out there had more or better guests or anything close to all...

The Grade 2 Penine Ridge

California Cup Oaks – Race 5 at Santa Anita – Post Time 5:30 PM Eastern Top win contender: Grand Slam Smile Other contenders: Asada Fries, Sushi Sticks Grand Slam Smile stretches out to two-turns on turf off a solid foundation...