Jon Stettin’s Blog
Two-year-old stakes at Saratoga are some of the most fun races to watch and the toughest to handicap. Often you have horses who have made only one or two starts, and at times many of them have won them. I...
The 2021 Grade 1 Whitney The Whitney drew a small albeit quality field of 5. Knicks Go looks to have a clear pace advantage and is likely to be bet accordingly. The 6-5 morning line will probably be close to...
The 2021 Jim Dandy Stakes The Jim Dandy at Saratoga on Saturday is a race with serious Travers implications. The odds on favorite is last year’s two-year-old champion and this year’s Belmont winner Essential Quality. Clearly, he is the horse...
The 2021 Eddie Read Between the Coaching Club American Oaks at Saratoga and the Eddie Read at Del Mar, I don’t think anyone would argue the Eddie Read is not the better betting race. The Coaching Club drew just four...
The 2021 Haskell The Haskell on Saturday at Monmouth turned out to be an interesting and competitive race. Mandaloun, Hot Rod Charlie, and Midnight Bourbon are all in there, and I think all three get beat. People like to throw...
Belmont Oaks & Derby A ton of rain Thursday will be cleared out by Saturday so the Belmont Oaks and Derby should be on a turf course with some give to it. Aidan O’ Brien sends two serious racehorses to...
The Ticket Structure Debate There has been so much talk about ticket structure lately, and despite all the good points that some people make, most bettors still employ horrible ticket structure. Bad ticket structure combined with all the other hurdles...
Sometimes you will hear people who play multi-race sequences refer to a horse or a race as a free square. It usually refers to a short-priced favorite they expect to win, and if that is the case, they should be...