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Jeff Siegel’s “What You Need to Know” Saturday, February 22, 2025 Santa Anita Park ______________________________________________________________________________ Santa Anita Race 1: Post: 12:30 PT Grade: A- Main Ticket: 1-America’s Mark Backups: none. Forecast: America’s Mark was visually quite impressive in her recent maiden turf sprint victory in just her second career start and gave the impression that she’s […]

Jeff Siegel’s “What You Need to Know” Friday, February 21, 2025 Santa Anita Park ______________________________________________________________________________ Santa Anita Race 1: Post: 12:30 PT Grade: B+ Main Ticket: 8-Mr. Leasure. Backups: none. Forecast: Mr. Leasure toyed with maiden $50,000 foes in his first outing since joining the T. Yakteen barn and did so with the type of authority […]

February 17, 2025 Jeff Siegel’s “What You Need to Know” Santa Anita Park ______________________________________________________________________________ Santa Anita Race 1: Post: 12:30 PT Grade: B Main Ticket: 4-Unrivaled Hero; 2-Smiling Tizzy. Backups: 3-Tariff. Forecast: Unrivaled Hero has winning connections and a strong runner-up effort over this course and distance at this maiden $50,000 level in his most recent […]

February 16, 2025 Jeff Siegel’s “What You Need to Know” Santa Anita Park ______________________________________________________________________________ Santa Anita Race 1: Post: 12:30 PT Grade: B Main Ticket: 5-Dirty Words. Backups: none Forecast: In a race in which the projected speed is suspect, let’s go a second timer who displayed the ability to finish a bit in his […]

February 15, 2025 Jeff Siegel’s “What You Need to Know” Santa Anita Park ______________________________________________________________________________ Santa Anita Race 1: Post: 12:30 PT Grade: B- Main Ticket: 6-Goodfella; 4-Running Spartan. Backups: 7-Over the Ocean. Forecast: Goodfella is a 13-race maiden, yet he’s likely to leave as the solid favorite in this maiden claiming ($50,000) turf miler for older […]

Santa Anita Race 1: Post: 12:30 PT Grade: B Main Ticket: 1-Toughness; 5-War to Remember. Backups: none. Forecast: Toughness has burned money in his first two starts but if he leaves cleanly from his inside draw the son of Complexity should be the best of speed types and prove tough to catch in this maiden turf […]

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 […]