Jon Stettin’s Blog
The Sam F. Davis Stakes 2024
The Kentucky Derby trail continues with a stop at Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday. Let’s get right to it and look at the field and see what we come up with in the way of contenders and pretenders. El Principito looks like he will or may flash some speed from the rail but that is about it. He looks a cut below and not up to this task. Tireless went on Lasix to break his
The Holy Bull 2024
The Holy Bull at Gulfstream Park on Saturday features the return of two-year-old champion Fierceness who is also the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner. He has been working very good for his three-year-old debut at Palm Beach Downs and is obviously the most likely and even probable Holy Bull winner despite the moderate layoff. More interesting that if he wins is how he wins, how he looks and whether he has progressed from two to three.
The 2024 Pegasus World Cup
It is Pegasus day at Gulfstream Park, and they have quite a good card with plenty of opportunities. We figured we’d do the big one and see how it shakes out. We also did The Pegasus by The Thorograph Numbers and Patterns, and you can get a leg up on the competition and watch that RIGHT HERE Nimitz Class has run fast enough to win this in the past and goes first time Weaver today.
Saturday Plays January 20th, 2024
We’ll start out west at Santa Anita in the Grade 3 La Canada Stakes. The race drew a small field of six fillies and mares. Midnight Memories from the Bob Baffert barn should take the bulk of the money and looks legit enough in here and like a filly who has finally come around and hit her best form. Coffee in Bed will also take money. The filly on the rail Musical Mischief might have
The Sunshine Turf Classic 2024
California breds will go a mile and an eighth on the grass to close out the Saturday card at Santa Anita. Kings River Knight will be a solid favorite in the wagering, but we’ll take a shot against him. Aligato goes for the hot Mark Glatt barn and gets a jockey switch to Prat. The 7-year-old gelding doesn’t win much, or even race much for that matter with only 14 lifetime starts, but he does