
JON STETTIN
The Just a Game Stakes 2026
We’ll start things off Belmont Stakes Day is Race 7, the Grade 1 Just a Game at a mile on the turf. When I say start things off, I mean […]
Read MoreThe Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Meet Begins
The Wednesday card is drawn. The Past Performances are out. We have a host of New York Bred Stakes to get things underway. Where to begin? I went with NYRA […]
Read MoreThe Gamely Stakes 2026
A Grade 1 for fillies and mares on the grass at Santa Anita with an eight-horse field. They’ll go a mile and an eighth and I will be going back […]
Read MoreThe Preakness Stakes 2026
So, The Preakness is at Laurel. The Belmont is at Saratoga and here we are trying to decipher the second jewel of the Triple Crown. The Preakness this year is […]
Read MoreThe Grade 3 Senorita
Looking at this race it appears ripe for an upset. I look at two big price horses from the always dangerous Phil D’Amato barn. I just can’t quite get to […]
Read MoreThe Saturday Before
Royal Heroine Stakes — Santa Anita, Race 9 The Royal Heroine came up competitive this year, and I’ll be honest with you — there are a few different ways to […]
Read MoreThe Lexington Stakes: Last Stop, Not the Destination
The Lexington Stakes has always carried a certain illusion with it. It’s billed as the final stepping stone to the Kentucky Derby—a last chance to grab points and sneak into […]
Read MoreThe Santa Anita Derby — April 4, 2026
The Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby at nine furlongs on Saturday shapes up as a legitimate two-horse race with some interesting supporting characters, and I think the public is going […]
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