Jon Stettin’s Blog
The 2020 My Charmer There are a bunch of stakes to choose from on Saturday at Gulfstream Park. The Harlan’s Holiday and the Fort Lauderdale will get a lot of attention. They are viewed as key preps for the Pegasus...
The 2020 Hollywood Derby The Kentucky Derby was run in September so why not have the Hollywood Derby at Del Mar? We surely couldn’t run it at Hollywood Park unless we wanted it run on a football stadium. The race...
Can we get this right? Timing is everything is something I often say. The Breeders’ Cup Classic is obviously a major event in the Sport of Kings. I’d say it is second in stature to only the Kentucky Derby but...
When is Too Slow Not Too Slow? There has been a lot of talk about the morning line, undefeated favorite, Princess Noor, in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies. Much of it is that she appears to be “too slow” on...
Breeders’ Cup Draw Luck & Disasters One of the reasons I wait to finalize my handicapping is the draw. Draws affect trips, and trips make races. The draw can impact how the race is run, and that often determines the...
Homework Time Tricks and tips of the trade from a pro…. If you plan to attack the Breeders’ Cup, I think now is a good time to start doing your homework. We have just over a week to go. We...
The Lexus Raven Run It is uncanny how horses can humble us all. If you could have bet the Haygard Fayette Stakes at Keeneland last weekend when they were turning for home most would have joined me on board with...
The 2020 Grade 2 Haygard Fayette In perusing the past performances for the weekend, I saw some small fields, some tough chalk, and some unattractive multi-race sequences. This was truer at Belmont and Santa Anita than Keeneland, where it just...