Jeff Siegel’s Blog

December 21, 2024 Jeff Siegel’s “What You Need to Know” Fair Grounds ______________________________________________________________________________ Fair Grounds Race 7. Post: 3:00 CT Grade: B+ Top Selection/Prime Play: 5-Admiral Dennis Forecast: Admiral Dennis is a rapidly progressing juvenile fresh from a visually impressive maiden score over a one turn mile at Churchill Downs. Today, the son of Constitution steps […]

December 20, 2024 Jeff Siegel’s “What You Need to Know” Oaklawn Park/Turfway Park ______________________________________________________________________________ Oaklawn Park Race 5: Post: 2:22 PM CT Grade: B+ Top Selection/Prime Play: 1-St. Albans Raid Forecast: St. Albans Raid displayed excellent speed in her debut over a one turn mile at Churchill Downs last month in a similar restricted maiden affair […]

December 15, 2024 Jeff Siegel’s “What You Need to Know” Oaklawn Park/Los Alamitos ______________________________________________________________________________ OAKLAWN PARK RACE 6: Post: 2:50 PM CT Grade: B+ Top Selection/Prime Play: 4-Achieve (5-1) Forecast: Well-regarded daughter of Justify launches a comeback after finishing third as the favorite in her only previous start last May at Churchill Downs (over a […]

December 14, 2024 Jeff Siegel’s “What You Need to Know” Gulfstream Park/Los Alamitos ______________________________________________________________________________ GULFSTREAM PARK RACE 9: Post: 4:21 PM ET Grade: B+ Top Selection/Prime Play: 1-Rapture (3-1) Forecast: Winning on debut from the rail over a one-turn mile isn’t the easiest of tasks, but the first timer Rapture may be a cut above the norm, […]

December 13, 2024 Jeff Siegel’s “What You Need to Know” Gulfstream Park/Los Alamitos ______________________________________________________________________________ GULFSTREAM PARK RACE 6: Post: 3:02 PM ET Grade: B+ Top Selection/Prime Play: 6-Ruth Forecast: In a maiden main track miler for juvenile fillies in which the known element doesn’t impress, let’s opt for a promising first timer. Ruth, a homebred daughter […]

December 8, 2024 Jeff Siegel’s “What You Need to Know” Los Alamitos Race Course ______________________________________________________________________________ LOS ALAMITOS RACE 3: Post: 1:30 PT Grade: B+ Top Selection/Prime Play: 1-Taif Forecast: Taif finally makes it to the post late in his sophomore season, so he’s obviously had some issues, but the very expensive ($1.45 million) son of Arrogate […]

December 7, 2024 Jeff Siegel’s “What You Need to Know” Saturday, December 7, 2024 Aqueduct/Los Alamitos ______________________________________________________________________________ AQUEDUCT RACE 9: Post: 3:35 ET Grade: B+ Top Selection/Prime Play: 7-Locked Forecast: After a facile score over an outclassed allowance field in his first start in almost a year, Locked tackles the big boys today in this year’s edition of […]

December 6, 2024 Jeff Siegel’s “What You Need to Know” National Best Plays Gulfstream Park/Fair Grounds ______________________________________________________________________________ GULFSTREAM PARK – RACE 7: Post: 3:34 ET Grade: B Top Selection/Prime Play: 4-Zealous Moon Forecast: City of Oscars is the deserved morning line favorite (7/5) and logical top choice, but better wagering value may be found with Zealous Moon (9/2), […]

December 1, 2024 Jeff Siegel’s “What You Need to Know” Del Mar ______________________________________________________________________________ RACE 5: Post: 1:30 PT Grade: A- Top Selection/Prime Play: 4-Scipio Back-ups:: none. Forecast: Scipio finished fourth, beaten two lengths, in a valuable listed stakes at Del Mar on Breeders’ Cup weekend and with any kind of clean trip this talented two-year-old would […]

November 30, 2024 Jeff Siegel’s “What You Need to Know” Del Mar ______________________________________________________________________________ RACE 1: Post: 1:30 PT Grade: B+ Top Selection/Prime Play: Lila Back-ups:: none. Forecast The known element in this maiden turf miler for juvenile fillies doesn’t impress, so let’s latch onto a fast-working filly with credentials to win at first asking. Lila vans in from […]

Jeff Siegel’s “What You Need to Know” Friday, November 29, 2024 Del Mar ______________________________________________________________________________ RACE 6: Post: 3:00 PT Grade: B+ Top Selection/Prime Play: Ace of Clubs Back-ups:: 4-Journey D’ Oro; 6-Wild Recruit. Forecast: We’re expecting Ace of Clubs to produce a vastly improved version of himself in his first outing in almost 11 months with this […]

November 24, 2024 Jeff Siegel’s “What You Need to Know” Del Mar ______________________________________________________________________________ RACE 6: Post: 3:00 PT Grade: B+ Top Selection/Prime Play: 3-Artisma Back-ups:: 2-No Bad Beats Forecast: No Bad Beats tipped her hand in her debut when running a winning race before settling for second money while nine lengths clear of the rest, and […]

  Jeff Siegel’s “What You Need to Know” Del Mar ______________________________________________________________________________ RACE 8: Post: 4:00 PT Grade: B+ Top Selection/Prime Play: 2-Ultra Power Back-ups:: none. Forecast: Ultra Power returns to Del Mar, where two races back he crushed a two-turn allowance field with a Grade-1 type speed figure. Unfortunately, he didn’t run quite that well in […]

Jeff Siegel’s “What You Need to Know” Del Mar RACE 7: Post: 3:30 PT Grade: B+ Top Selection/Prime Play: 2-Wishtheyallcouldbe Backups: none. Forecast It may be difficult to trust a horse who was a voided claim following a win but in this case Wishtheyallcouldbe should be in good enough shape to repeat her strong performance in a similar […]

November 17, 2024 Jeff Siegel’s “What You Need to Know” Del Mar ______________________________________________________________________________ RACE 7: Post: 3:30 PT Grade: B+ Top Selection/Prime Play: 4-Old Pal Back-ups: 1-El Potente. Forecast: Old Pal earned a career top speed figure when his late kick fell a nose short in a similar affair over nine furlongs on grass at Santa […]