JON STETTIN
Three-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 […]
Read MoreThe Inaugural Stakes 2025
The Inaugural Stakes is exactly what its name suggests — the traditional opening punch of the Tampa Bay Downs stakes calendar. First run in 1982, the race has long served […]
Read MoreHollywood Derby Preview
A Deep, Competitive Grade 1 Where the Trip Makes the Difference The Grade 1 Hollywood Derby at Del Mar is one of those races that usually attracts a good field, […]
Read MoreTurning Superfectas Into Exactas: The One-Way Street to Beating a Chaotic Bet
People love to talk about “hitting” the superfecta, as if it’s some solvable math puzzle or a riddle you just haven’t guessed right yet. Let me save you the nonsense: […]
Read MoreMother Goose Stakes Preview — Old Traditions, New Stars
Mother Goose Stakes Preview — Old Traditions, New Stars First, I hope you all had a great and profitable Breeders’ Cup. Now we move on to the matters at hand. […]
Read MoreBetting the Breeders’ Cup: Bankroll Management and the Mathematics of Staying Alive
There are plenty of reasons why so few who play this skill game win. I love helping people become better bettors as it is crucial to long term success. Nobody […]
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