Jon Stettin’s Blog

The easy way out if you like two horses is to use both in your multi-race wagers. Sure, I will do that occasionally, but often I will take those opportunities to use one. I look at it as I have a 50% chance of being right if my handicapping was good, and I like those odds. In the Belmont Stakes this year it comes down to two horses for me. I don’t think Bourbonic is fast enough or get the right setup to win. Essential Quality is a legit favorite in my book and [...]

Last week I wrote about betting a horse off a bad race and how it can be a profitable angle. It worked out well as Get Smokin went gate to wire at 4-1 off a 19-length loss. It was a good day. When I looked at the races this weekend, the same scenario popped up again. The Pennine Ridge is the feature at Belmont on Saturday, and I like a horse that finished up the track last out. Sure, it was in the Kentucky Derby but up the track is up the track. The [...]

Most handicappers love when they see a horse who is going to go off longer odds than they should or deserve to be. The overlay, as they say, is one of the better wagers at the racetrack. Whether you make your own projected morning or fair odds line or use the one provided by the racetrack, most players have an idea of what price is fair on a horse and that they would be willing to take, In the stake on Saturday at Belmont, The Seek Again, there is an angle I love and [...]