The threat of wet weather has had an impact on Saturday’s stakes schedules at both Gulfstream Park and Santa Anita. Gulfstream was to originally offer five stakes, but the Dania Beach and Sweetest Chant, two turf events, were rescheduled for Sunday. That still leaves three graded stakes at Gulfstream, all for 3-year-olds – the Grade 2, $350,000 Holy Bull, and the Swale and the Forward Gal, which are Grade 3 races worth $150,000 each. At Santa Anita, the San Marcos, also to be run on turf, was postponed until next Saturday. There are still two graded stakes on that card, however – the Grade 2, $200,000 San Pasqual, which lured the imposing McKinzie, and the Grade 3, $150,000 Robert B. Lewis. The Lewis and the Holy Bull are Kentucky Derby points races, and so, too, is Aqueduct’s headliner – the Grade 3, $250,000 Withers. Withers Stakes This may have drawn a field of only seven, but there is a lot going on here. Let’s take a look at this group, in post position order. Tax finished third in the Remsen last time out to the immensely promising Maximus Mischief, improving his previous two Beyer Speed Figures by 27 large points in his first start off the Danny Gargan claim. Sir Winston also comes off a career-best Beyer win in the Display at Woodbine in his first start with blinkers on. Moretti delivered at odds-on to beat maidens in his second and most recent start at this nine-furlong distance over the Aqueduct main track, while Admire ships in from Gulfstream after winning his second and most recent start at Churchill Downs going two turns. Lucky Lee romped in his last two going two turns at Parx Racing for trainer John Servis, Our Braintrust makes his first start for Mark Casse off a game second in the Jerome, and Not That Brady crushed New York-breds in his last two for high-percentage trainer Rudy Rodriguez. I’m against Sir Winston because he’s a question on dirt and needs significant improvement in the Beyer department. I’m also against Lucky Lee and Not That Brady, as they are facing much tougher company and, as front-runners, they might compromise each other. Our Braintrust is no cinch to like this longer distance, and I feel Tax was carried in the Remsen by a track that favored outside runners. I took a long look at Admire, despite soft Beyers. He was well bet in both of his starts, and trainer Dale Romans has sent live 3-year-olds from Gulfstream to Aqueduct the last two winters in J Boys Echo, winner of the 2017 Gotham, and Seven Trumpets, a sharp second in last year’s Jerome. But Moretti is the one I want. Moretti ran into a nice colt in his debut when second to Bourbon War, a recent allowance winner at Gulfstream, and he was clearly best winning his last, despite being caught three wide on the first turn and then ducking out and in through the stretch. Moretti is talented, and the addition of blinkers is a plus. They should help him focus and keep a straight path. Swale Stakes Call Paul, a graded stakes winner, will be tough for a Jason Servis barn that is winning at a ridiculous clip at Gulfstream, but I like Seismic Jolt. Seismic Jolt won off at Gulfstream in his last two starts, which also happened to be his first two outings on dirt. But his performances were even more impressive than they look on paper, considering he was on, or close to, hot paces in both victories. Seismic Jolt is stretching out to seven furlongs Saturday and is meeting tougher company than he walloped in the restricted Limehouse most recently. But he’s the best of the true pace players, has found a home on dirt, and can certainly take another step forward. Holy Bull Stakes It’s probably foolish to go against Remsen winner Maximus Mischief, whose three career Beyers of 94, 98, and 97 are higher than any Beyer anyone in this field has earned. That said, I feel Epic Dreamer has a puncher’s chance at an upset. Epic Dreamer did not run well when sixth as the favorite in the Springboard Mile last time out, but he showed real potential when second in his debut last fall at Belmont. He was a fine second that day to Vekoma, who came back to win the Nashua with a 97 Beyer, and finished ahead of Mihos, who won his next two, including the Mucho Macho Man Stakes.