Jon Stettin’s Blog
There will be a lot of eyes on The Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park on Saturday where Forte will try and keep his position as the early Kentucky Derby favorite. The undercard is filled with stakes and the better wagering...
The Gulfstream Park Championship meet as it is called does not lack for two things: turf sprints and tapeta races. Turf sprints I like, tapeta I have not yet embraced. With the recent announcement Belmont Park will be adding a...
Gulfstream will run both The Hutcheson and the Silks Run on Saturday. The Hutcheson will be run at 7 furlongs on the main track while the Silks Run will go 5 furlongs on the beat-up turf course if the weather...
The Tampa Bay Derby I have always been a fan of horses running at Tampa and moving to other tracks. The Tampa track tends to lay dep and heavy even when fast times are produced, and horses come off of...
When a horse like Forte returns as a three-year old there is bound to be excitement and anticipation. Has he gone forward? Is he better at three than he was at two? Is he still the leader of the pack...
A field of 7 are scheduled to go to post for the 9th race on the card Saturday at Gulfstream Park, The Gulfstream Park Sprint. On paper there looks to be plenty of speed and pace, and we all know...
The Sam F Davis drew a full field of three-year olds to race a mile and a sixteenth over the Tampa Bay Downs dirt. I’ve always felt Tampa was a great place to get a horse “legged up” or fit...
The Kentucky Derby point and prep races continue Saturday with The Holy Bull at Gulfstream Park. A field of 8 three-year olds will try and earn their way onto The Kentucky Derby trail and gets some points for the Run...
Star power or no star power who cares. The 2023 Pegasus World Cup is an exciting competitive race with plenty of pace and a full field. It is an excellent betting race and anchors a stakes laden card and a...