Jeff Siegel’s Blog

JEFF SIEGEL’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW – DEL MAR – 9/2/24 ______________________________________________________________________________ Del Mar 4th Race – Post: PT. Degree of confidence: B Top Selection: 2-Pavel Is Appealing Other Contenders: 6-Rizzleberry Rose. 7-Om N Joy. Forecast: Pavel Is Appealing has done some sneaky good work in the morning and should be a live item in […]

Jeff Siegel’s What You Need to Know – Del Mar – 9/1/24 ______________________________________________________________________________ Del Mar 7th Race – Post: 4:32 PT. Degree of confidence: B Top Selection: 1-Mc Vay. Other Contenders: 3-Muth. Forecast: It may be a bit foolish to try to beat Muth – a certain odds-on favorite in this year’s edition of the Shared Belief […]

Jeff Siegel’s What You Need to Know – Del Mar – 8/31/24 ______________________________________________________________________________ Del Mar 7th Race – Post: 4:37 PT. Degree of confidence: B+ Top Selection: 9-Pure Madness. Other Contenders: 5-Don’t Fight the Fed. Forecast: Pure Madness shows the always dangerous two-sprints-and-a-stretch-out pattern while returning to what we suspect is his preferred surface in this […]

JEFF SIEGEL’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW – DEL MAR – 8/30/24 ______________________________________________________________________________ Del Mar 4th Race – Post: PT. Degree of confidence: B Top Selection: 1-Tequilaandtherapy. Other Contenders: 9-Grazen Gator. Forecast: With three sprint starts on her resume, Tequilaandtherapy stretches out for the first time and should use her ideal rail post position to good advantage […]

Jeff Siegel’s What You Need to Know – Del Mar – 8/29/24 ______________________________________________________________________________ Del Mar 6th Race – Post: 4:38 PT. Degree of confidence: A- Top Selection: Cavalieri Other Contenders: none. Forecast: Cavalieri finally makes it to the post late in her three year old season and we suspect the wait will be worth it based […]

Jeff Siegel’s What You Need to Know – Saratoga – 8/28/24 _____________________________________________________________________________ Saratoga 3rd Race – Post: 2:18 ET. Degree of confidence: B Top Selection: 6-Baricci. Other Contenders: Get a Job. Forecast: This New York-bred main track maiden miler for older horses doesn’t have much depth to it among the known element, so let’s take […]

Jeff Siegel’s What You Need to Know – Del Mar – 8/25/24 ______________________________________________________________________________ Del Mar 3rd race – Post: 3:00 PT. Degree of confidence: B Top Selection: 2-The Scent. Other Contenders: none. Forecast: Let’s take a flier with The Scent, a second time starter at 12-1 on the morning line in this state-bred maiden sprint for […]

JEFF SIEGEL’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW – DEL MAR – 8/24/24 ______________________________________________________________________________ Del Mar 4th Race – Post: 3:30 PT. Degree of confidence: B+ Top Selection: 5-Rehearsal. Other Contenders: none. Forecast: Rehearsal found her best stride too late when a promising fourth (beaten just a length) in her U.S. debut over this course and distance […]

Jeff Siegel’s “What You Need to Know” – Del Mar – 8/23/24 ______________________________________________________________________________ Del Mar 5th Race – Post: 5:00 PT. Degree of confidence: B Top Selection: 9-Misty Muffet. Other Contenders: 8-Nanci Griffith; 7-Toast to Lanie. Forecast: Though she hasn’t been out since last December, Misty Muppet has trained like she’s fit and ready for a winning […]

Jeff Siegel’s What You Need to Know – Del Mar – 8/22/24 ______________________________________________________________________________ Del Mar 3rd Race – Post: 3:00 PT. Degree of confidence: B Top Selection: 1-Concord Bridge Other Contenders: none. Forecast: Concord Bridge didn’t impress in a pair of outings last year during his two year old campaign but it’s entirely possible as a […]

______________________________________________________________________________ Saratoga 2nd race – Post: 1:44 ET. Degree of confidence: B+ Top Selection: 7-Bold Fortune. Other Contenders: none. Forecast: Bold Fortune was entered last Friday but wound up being a stewards’ scratch. Hopefully, this precocious youngster will get the opportunity today to show his stuff in this main track sprint for New York bred […]

Jeff Siegel’s What You Need to Know – Del Mar – 8/18/24 ______________________________________________________________________________ Del Mar 4th Race – Post: 3:31 PT. Degree of confidence: A- Top Selection: Sabertooth. Other Contenders: none. Forecast: Sabertooth was quite unlucky and deserved a better fate than his second place finish in his debut over this course and distance last month. […]

Jeff Siegel’s What You Need to Know – Saratoga – 8/17/24 ______________________________________________________________________________ Saratoga 8th Race – Post: 4:29 ET. Degree of confidence: B+ Top Selection: 6-Rocketeer. Other Contenders: 10-Timeout. Forecast: With a progressive series of races and speed figures that continue to rise, Rocketeer seems primed for another significant forward move in this first level allowance main […]

Jeff Siegel’s What You Need to Know – Del Mar – 8/15/24 Del Mar 1st race – Post: 2:00 PT. Degree of confidence: B Top Selection: 4-Pioneer Prince. Other Contenders: 5-Uncle Reg; 1-Kid Azteca. Forecast: Pioneer Prince looked quite sharp winning a restricted (nw-2) $32,000 claimer over this course and distance earlier this month and may prove […]

Jerff Siegel’s What You Need to Know – Saratoga – 8/14/24 Saratoga 4th Race – Post: 2:52 ET. Degree of confidence: B Top Selection: 5-Helcia. Other Contenders:3-Cost Containment; 7-Islander; 1-Lord I Wonder Forecast: Here’s a fairly competitive maiden dirt affair over a mile for older fillies and mares. Carryover Pick-6 players may want to go […]