JON STETTIN
The 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 […]
Read MoreThree-Year-Old Stakes Preview: One Last Statement Before the Derby Trail Gets Serious
Before the Kentucky Derby points races truly separate the men from the boys, this weekend’s three-year-old stakes offer something just as important: intent. These are proving grounds. Horses looking to […]
Read MoreMalibu Stakes Preview – One Last Shot for the Three-Year-Olds
The Malibu Stakes, the final “big race” of the year for three-year-olds, goes Sunday at Santa Anita Park after a rain delay—and it came up loaded. Bob Baffert sends out […]
Read MoreThe Harlan’s Holiday
I’m not sure how we can have a better result than last week but we’ll give it a shot just the same. The Harlan’s Holiday Stakes at Gulfstream Park brings […]
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