JON STETTIN
Go West and Find Zero Takeout this Weekend
Saturday I land on Sorrento Sky in the San Simeon. He looks like the right horse in the right kind of race, and I think the setup gives him a […]
Read MoreDerby Points on the Line: Tampa Bay Derby & San Felipe Offer Clear Paths to Churchill
This weekend’s three-year-old stakes are more than just another set of prep races. The Tampa Bay Derby and the San Felipe Stakes essentially secure a place in the Kentucky Derby […]
Read MoreThe Rebel and The Fountain of Youth
This Sunday at Oaklawn Park, the Road to the Kentucky Derby runs through Hot Springs for the $1 million Rebel Stakes (G2). While the race has shifted to a rare […]
Read MoreThe Gulfstream Park Sprint
A compact but salty group lines up for this Gulfstream Park sprint stake, featuring a blend of proven graded-stakes performers, sharp allowance types, and a few dangerous price horses. The […]
Read MoreHoly Bull Stakes Preview: Points, Pressure, and Possibility
Saturday’s Holy Bull Stakes is more than just another early-season prep—it’s a Kentucky Derby points race, and an important one at that. The Holy Bull awards 20 points to the […]
Read MoreThe Pegasus World Cup 2026
The Pegasus World Cup at Gulfstream Park shapes up as a genuinely competitive renewal, and on paper the race has plenty of pace—maybe more than enough. That kind of setup […]
Read MoreTwo Coasts, One Mission
We’ve got Florida-breds at Gulfstream Park and Cal-breds at Santa Anita Park on tap Saturday, and if you’re going to do any damage, you might as well try to do […]
Read MoreThe Sunshine Classic 2026
The Sunshine Classic goes Saturday at Gulfstream Park at a mile and a sixteenth and, on paper, it’s a small but interesting field of six. My eye immediately goes to […]
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