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October 20, 2024 Jeff Siegel’s “What You Need to Know” Santa Anita ______________________________________________________________________________ Santa Anita 5th Race – Post: 3:00 PT. Degree of confidence: B+ Top Selection: 2-Burning Rubber Backups: 9-Irish Rebel Forecast: Those that have had a prior outing n this maiden optional claiming sprint for juveniles haven’t shown much, so let’s go with […]

October 19, 2024 Jeff Siegel’s “What You Need to Know” Santa Anita ______________________________________________________________________________ Santa Anita 1st Race – Post: 2:30 PT. Degree of confidence: A Top Selection: 2-Renatus Backups: none. Forecast: Renatus will certainly be heavily backed on the tote, so there’s little we can do with her other than use her as a short-priced rolling […]

Jeff Siegel’s “What You Need to Know” Pick-6 Carryover Analysis and Wagering Strategies Santa Anita ______________________________________________________________________________ Santa Anita 3rd Race – Post: 2:00 PT. Degree of confidence: A- Main Ticket: 6-Winds of Freedom Backups: 7-A Votre Sante Forecast: After beating maiden $50,000 foes with authority last month at Del Mar (and improving his Beyer speed […]

October 14, 2024 Jeff Siegel’s “What You Need to Know” Santa Anita ______________________________________________________________________________ Santa Anita 7th Race – Post: 4:00 PT. Degree of confidence: A- Top Selection/Prime Play: 4-Queen of the Mud Backups: none. Forecast: We’re always partial to runners stretching out for the first time, especially if the angle is accompanied by other positive […]

Jeff Siegel’s “What You Need to Know” Santa Anita ______________________________________________________________________________ Santa Anita 2nd Race – Post: 1:30 PT. Degree of confidence: B+ Top Selection/Prime Play: 3-Just Before Dawn Backups: none Forecast: Just Before Dawn is a first timer with a series of outstanding workouts that should have him fit and ready for a top performance in […]

Jeff Siegel’s What You Need to Know – Santa Anita – 10/12/24 ______________________________________________________________________________ Santa Anita 5th Race – Post: 3:00 PT. Degree of confidence: A- Top Selection/Prime Play: 3-Eye On Ry Other Contenders: 7-Old Pal Forecast: Eye On Ry is lightly raced and rapidly improving. The son of Malibu Moon earned by far his career top speed […]

October 11, 2024 Jeff Siegel’s “What You Need to Know” Santa Anita ______________________________________________________________________________ Santa Anita 4th Race – Post: 2:30 PT. Degree of confidence: B+ Top Selection/Prime Play: 3-Size Does Matter Other Contenders: 4-Sbagliato; 7-Night Out Forecast>: Size Does Matter drops into a realistic spot – he’s entered in a claimer for the first time since […]

October 6, 2024 Jeff Siegel’s “What You Need to Know” Santa Anita ______________________________________________________________________________ Santa Anita 7th Race – Post: 4:00 PT. Degree of confidence: B+ Top Selection/Prime Play: 1-Shea Brennan Other Contenders: I’m a Bad Boy Forecast: Shea Brennan was so visually impressive winning his debut that in his next start (the I’m Smokin Stakes) the […]

October 5, 2024 Jeff Siegel’s “What You Need to Know” Santa Anita ______________________________________________________________________________ Santa Anita 6th Race – Post: 3:30 PT. Degree of confidence: B Top Selection/Prime Gamble: 10-Mizzyaan Other contenders: 7-Well Funded; 8-Helga Brandt (Ire) Forecast: Mizzyaan has acclimated quite well since arriving from Dubai earlier this year and tipped her hand when despite losing […]

September 29, 2024 Jeff Siegel’s “What You Need to Know” Santa Anita ______________________________________________________________________________ Santa Anita 1st Race – Post: 1:00 PT. Degree of confidence: B+ Prime Gamble: 5-English Icon Other Contenders: 6-Laugier Night (Ire). Forecast: English Icon was given an educational run in his debut yet still performed admirably when fifth beaten only three lengths in […]

______________________________________________________________________________ Santa Anita 1st Race – Post: 1:00 PT. Degree of confidence: B Prime Gamble: 4-Acquitted Other Contenders: 1-Comeback Girl; 5-What About Q; 8-Donttellourwives Forecast: The first timers look okay (not great) in this wide open maiden juvenile grass dash, so perhaps a filly with a bit of prior experience will have an edge. Acquitted always has […]

Jeff Siegel’s What You Need to Know – Del Mar – 9/8/24 ______________________________________________________________________________ Del Mar 3rd Race – Post: 2:30 PT. Degree of confidence: B+ Top Selection: 2-Step It Out (Ire). Other Contenders: 12-They Are For Sale Forecast: Step It Out (Ire) ran much better than the line will show when finishing 10th of 12, beaten […]

Jeff Siegel’s What You Need to Know – Del Mar – 9/7/24 ______________________________________________________________________________ Del Mar 5th Race – Post: 3:30 PT. Degree of confidence: A- Top Selection: 2-Thought Process. Other Contenders: 5-Casalu. Forecast: Thought Process was given an easy run sprinting on dirt in her debut in late July and then got serious when stretched out […]