Jon Stettin’s Blog

The Queen Elizabeth II Cup

A full field of 12 is set to go in the Grade 1 QE II Cup at Keeneland. Let’s hope we can pick the right horse in the right race after last week. Cox fooled me he ran the horse...

The Breeders’ Futurity

The Grade 1 Breeders’ Futurity is one of the more interesting races of the Keeneland Fall meet. We get to see some potential Breeders’ Cup Juvenile horses and some possible contenders for the three-year-old classics next year. All eyes are...

The Awesome Again Stakes

Santa Anita the host of this year’s Breeders’ Cup opens Friday. On Saturday they run The Awesome Again which has served as a prep and prelude to the Breeders’ Cup Classic. While it may be true a few horses are...

The Noble Damsel

A lot of people will be watching Parx and The Pensylvania Derby on Saturday. I will be as well bit I will be more focused wagering on The Noble Damsel at Aqueduct where I think a filly who will be...

The Grade 3 Jockey Club Oaks Invitational

That was a tough beat last week with Wakanaka. It is never fun losing, but it is harder to swallow when you think you had the best horse. I think Wakanaka was clearly best for a few reasons, but I...

The Grade 2 Ladies Turf Sprint, When a Sprint is not a Sprint

I don’t know about you, but I have a hard time calling any race at Kentucky Downs a sprint. I don’t care if it is 4 furlongs, over that course to me nothing is a sprint. That includes The Grade...

The 2023 Pacific Classic

The Pacific Classic drew a full field of 11 including three promising three-year-olds tackling older foes as the Breeders’ Cup Classic get closer. With Arcangelo stamping himself at the head of the three-year-old class, at least for now with a...

The Travers 2023

The Travers turned out to be quite the race this year. We have The Derby winner, The Preakness winner, and The Belmont winner. The others are not exactly slouches either. It is an exciting race and will go a long...

The Grade 1 Del Mar Oaks

It is Alabama Day at Saratoga, but you’d be hard pressed to argue the racing at Del Mar this year has not been better than the Spa and I decided to go west where the turf meets the surf. The...