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Jeff Siegel’s Whgat You Need to Know – Del Mar – 8/11/24 Jeff Siegel’s What You Need to Know Del Mar ______________________________________________________________________________ Del Mar 5th Race – Post: 3:58 PT. Degree of confidence: B Top Selection: 9-Hot Girl Walk. Other Contenders: none. Forecast: Hot Girl Walktipped her hand in a solid debut performance last month […]

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Jeff Siegel’s What You Need to Know Del Mar ______________________________________________________________________________ Del Mar 7th Race – Post: 5:02 PT. Degree of confidence: A- Top Selection: 5-Hothead Other Contendersnone. Forecast: In this maiden special weight sprint for California-bred 2-year-olds, the first timerHotheadlooks like a stick out. Bred to win early (Bodexpress) and doing everything in the […]

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Jeff Siegel’s What You Need to Know – Saratoga – 8/8/24 Jeff Siegel’s What You Need to Know Saratoga ______________________________________________________________________________ Saratoga 2nd Race – Post: 1:44 ET. Degree of confidence: A Top Selection: 3-Legitimize. Other Contenders: none. Forecast: In his debut last winter at Tampa Bay Downs, the late-to-the-partyLegitimizeran far too good to lose in […]

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JEFF SIEGEL’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW – DEL MAR – 8/4/24 August 4, 2024 Jeff Siegel’s What You Need to Know Del Mar ______________________________________________________________________________ Del Mar 3rd race – Post: 2:59 PT. Degree of confidence: B+ Top Selection: 9-Fly At Knight. Other Contenders: none. Forecast: Fly At Nightweakened late after cutting out the fractions […]

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Jeff Siegel’s What You Need to Know – Saratoga – 8/3/24 August 3, 2024 Jeff Siegel’s What You Need to Know Saratoga ______________________________________________________________________________ Saratoga 2nd Race – Post: 12:37 ET. Degree of confidence: B+ Top Selection: 3-Probability. Other Contenders: none. Forecast: There is lots to like about the well-regarded first timerProbabilityin this maiden special weight […]

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JEFF SIEGEL’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW – SARATOGA – 8/2/24 Jeff Siegel’s What You Need to Know Saratoga ______________________________________________________________________________ Saratoga 1st Race – Post: 1:10 ET. Degree of confidence: B+ Top Selection: 2-Lady Pink Other Contenders: 4-Two Sharp. Forecast: Lady Pinkhas done some very good work in the morning leading up to her racing […]

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JEFF SIEGEL’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW – SARATOGA – 8/1/24 August 1, 2024 Jeff Siegel’s What You Need to Know Saratoga ______________________________________________________________________________ Saratoga 2nd Race – Post: 1:44 ET. Degree of confidence: B+ Top Selection: 7-Letter Perfect. Other Contenders: none. Forecast: Letter Perfectfinally makes it to the races in August of his 3-year-old, and […]

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July 31, 2024 Jeff Siegel’s What You Need to Know Saratoga ______________________________________________________________________________ Saratoga 4th Race – Post: 2:52 ET. Degree of confidence: B+ Top Selection: 5-Toscano. Other Contenders: none. Forecast: Lightly raced with rising speed figures,Toscanoshows the classic two-sprints-and-a-stretch out pattern in a race in which there is a reasonable possibility he can become the […]

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Jeff Siegel’s What You Need to Know – Saratoga – 7-28-24 ______________________________________________________________________________ Saratoga 6th race – Post: 4:02 ET. Degree of confidence: A- Top Selection: 3-Opulent Restraint (Ire). Other Contenders:none. Forecast:Opulent Restraint (Ire)is bred to run long on the grass, so it’s not surprising that she debuts two turning on turf. Having said that, she […]

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JEFF SIEGEL’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW – SARATOGA – 7/27/24 ______________________________________________________________________________ Saratoga 1st Race – Post: 12:35 ET. Degree of confidence: B+ Top Selection: 3-Atomic Age. Other Contenders: none. Forecast: Atomic Ageis a first timer by Justify from a graded stakes placed half-sister to Constitution, so he has the pedigree to be any kind […]

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July 26, 2024 Jeff Siegel’s What You Need to Know Saratoga ______________________________________________________________________________ Saratoga 3rd Race – Post: 2:18 ET. Degree of confidence: A- Top Selection: 1-World Record Other Contenders: none. Forecast: This year’s renewal of the Amsterdam S.-G2 attracted just five runners and given that none are particularly quick leaving the gate, we’re expectingWorld Recordto […]

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July 25, 2024 Jeff Siegel’s What You Need to Know Del Mar ______________________________________________________________________________ Del Mar 4th Race – Post: 3:30 PT. Degree of confidence: B+ Top Selection: 2-Visceral Other Contenders: 4-Canada Gate. Forecast: We usually prefer two sprint preps prior to a stretch out, but we’ll break the rule and go withVisceral, who’s had just […]

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July 25, 2024 Jeff Siegel’s What You Need to Know Saratoga ______________________________________________________________________________ Saratoga 5th Race – Post: 3:27 ET. Degree of confidence: B Top Selection: 9-Masterwork. Other Contenders: 1a-Unlimitedpotential. Forecast: Making his first start since being gelded,Masterworktakes a significant but understandable class drop into a restricted (nw-2) $16,000 claimer in his first start in three […]

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July 24, 2024 Jeff Siegel’s What You Need to Know Saratoga ______________________________________________________________________________ Saratoga 5th Race – Post: 3:26 ET. Degree of confidence: B Top Selection: 5-Bramito. Other Contenders: 8-Sanderson; 6-Scat Tu Top. Forecast: Let’s go with a price in this $50,000 inner turf course claimer for older horses.Bramitoshows up in a seller for the first […]

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July 21, 2024 Jeff Siegel’s What You Need to Know Saratoga ______________________________________________________________________________ Saratoga 3rd race – Post: 2:13 ET. Degree of confidence: B+ Top Selection: 5-Java Buzz. Other Contenders: none. Forecast: Java Buzzmakes his first start since March of 2023 for the Linda Rice barn (superior stats with layoff runners) and shows up in […]

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