Churchill Downs – 8th race – Star Quality (3-1) Produced a forward move between his debut and his second career start and seems ready to graduate in this one-turn mile for maidens. The son of Quality Road exits a fast, highly-rated seven furlong dash at Keeneland, finishing a steady third while giving the impression that added distance […]
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Jeff Siegel’s Santa Anita analysis offers race-by-race wagering strategies geared to rolling exotic players. The basic strategy is to isolate those horses that should be included in rolling daily doubles, pick-3s, pick-4s, pick-5s, and pick-6. It is recommended that Jeff’s selections and analysis be used to augment the reader’s own personal handicapping, though excellent results can be […]
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Race 8: Rocko’s Wheel (#7, 5-1) looks primed for a big effort third start off a layoff. His best races have come routing and after two sprints versus open company, the four-year-old colt returns to his best distance against Cal-Breds. Trainer Phil D’Amato called him his “dark horse” of the weekend during XBTV AM. Songforjohnmichael […]
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Jeff Siegel’s Santa Anita analysis offers race-by-race wagering strategies geared to rolling exotic players. The basic strategy is to isolate those horses that should be included in rolling daily doubles, pick-3s, pick-4s, pick-5s, and pick-6. It is recommended that Jeff’s selections and analysis be used to augment the reader’s own personal handicapping, though excellent results can be […]
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Churchill Downs – 7th race – Tapless (7/2) Ran very well in her only outing as a two-year-old, pressing the pace throughout, disposing of the odds-on favorite inside the furlong pole but then paying the price late and winding up second in good race for the level last summer at Belmont Park. Was stopped on soon after but returns […]
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Belmont Park – 8th race – Glass House-GB (5/2) Was given an impossible task after breaking slowly and falling far back in an abbreviated turf sprint at Keeneland in her U.S. debut last month but produced a remarkable late run to wind up third, beaten just two lengths. The Wesley Ward-trained English bred gets an extra furlong and […]
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Jeff Siegel’s Santa Anita analysis offers race-by-race wagering strategies geared to rolling exotic players. The basic strategy is to isolate those horses that should be included in rolling daily doubles, pick-3s, pick-4s, pick-5s, and pick-6. It is recommended that Jeff’s selections and analysis be used to augment the reader’s own personal handicapping, though excellent results can be […]
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The Triple Crown is on ice. Frozen solid. Nyquist’s defeat Saturday at Pimlico guaranteed that and I’m OK with it. Truthfully, I wasn’t emotionally prepared to witness another Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes sweep this year. Granted, if Nyquist had turned the trick I would have been suitably impressed. Winning a Triple Crown is […]
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Santa Anita – 1st race – 1-You Missed It Juvenile filly makes her debut in this four and one-half furlong dash and has trained like cranked up to win at first asking for the Nyquist team of owner Paul Reddam, trainer Doug O’Neill, and jockey Mario Gutierrez. Was very impressive previewing at the OBS March Sale where she […]
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Jeff Siegel’s Santa Anita analysis offers race-by-race wagering strategies geared to rolling exotic players. The basic strategy is to isolate those horses that should be included in rolling daily doubles, pick-3s, pick-4s, pick-5s, and pick-6. It is recommended that Jeff’s selections and analysis be used to augment the reader’s own personal handicapping, though excellent results can be […]
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JEFF SIEGEL’S WEST COAST BLACK BOOK (For the week of May 12-15) EBADAN-IR (March 19th, 5th race, SA) – Made his U.S. debut as a first-time gelding and a first-time Lasix user off an four-month layoff and turned some heads with an impressive deep-closing score in a first-level allowance Hillside turf sprint while facing older […]
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These rankings reflect the author’s evaluation of past, present, and projected form expressed in a theoretical true handicap (high weight 126 lbs.) at one mile and one-half at Belmont Park on the second Saturday in June, 2016. (Updated May 24, 2016) 1 – NYQUIST (D. O’Neill) 126 Uncle Mo-Seeking Gabrielle, by Forestry, Latest workout: none since raced Last start: May […]
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JEFF SIEGEL’S EAST COAST BLACK BOOK (For the week of May 18-22) CONQUEST ENFORCER (May 21st, 8th race, WO) – Made his sophomore debut in the seven furlong Canadian-bred Queenston Stakes over the Tapeta surface and couldn’t have been more impressive, establishing the pace in hand and then lengthening out when turned loose to record […]
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Jeff Siegel’s Santa Anita analysis offers race-by-race wagering strategies geared to rolling exotic players. The basic strategy is to isolate those horses that should be included in rolling daily doubles, pick-3s, pick-4s, pick-5s, and pick-6. It is recommended that Jeff’s selections and analysis be used to augment the reader’s own personal handicapping, though excellent results can be […]
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Santa Anita – 9th race – Lieutenant Colonel (5/2) Returns to a much more favorable distance today after failing to see out the 12-furlong trip in the Tokyo City Stakes last month, and should regain his winning form in the Californian at a mile and one-eighth. The Jerry Hollendorfer-trained gelding continues to show his sharpness in morning […]
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