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January 18, 2022 “Five Takeaways” From the Week Concluding January 17, 2022 By Jeff Siegel, 1stbet.com Analyst and Handicapper 1 – The three finalists for each of the 2021 Eclipse Award categories have been announced. We were happy to see Flightline included in the Sprint division because, after all, he WAS the fastest sprinter in North America last […]

“What You Need to Know” – Santa Anita By Jeff Siegel, 1stbet.com Handicapper & Analyst Specifically designed for the rolling exotic player, Jeff Siegel’s Daily Santa Anita Handicapping Analysis, Wagering Strategies, Workout Commentary, and True Odds Calculations (“TPC”) identify those horses that should be included in daily doubles, pick-3s, pick-4s, pick-5s, and the pick-6. * […]

  “What You Need to Know” – Santa Anita Sunday, January 16, 2022 By Jeff Siegel, 1stbet.com Handicapper & Analyst Specifically designed for the rolling exotic player, Jeff Siegel’s Daily Santa Anita Handicapping Analysis, Wagering Strategies, Workout Commentary, and True Odds Calculations (“TPC”) identify those horses that should be included in daily doubles, pick-3s, pick-4s, […]

“What You Need to Know” for Santa Anita By Jeff Siegel, 1stbet.com Handicapper & Analyst Specifically designed for the rolling exotic player, Jeff Siegel’s Daily Santa Anita Handicapping Analysis, Wagering Strategies, Workout Commentary, and True Odds Calculations (“TPC”) identify those horses that should be included in daily doubles, pick-3s, pick-4s, pick-5s, and the pick-6. * […]

January 14, 2022 “What Your Need to Know” Santa Anita, Friday, January 14, 2022 By Jeff Siegel, 1stbet.com Handicapper & Analyst Specifically designed for the rolling exotic player, Jeff Siegel’s “What You Need to Know” presents a daily Santa Anita handicapping analysis with wagering strategies, workout commentary (with video links), and the True Odds Calculations […]

By Jeff Siegel, 1stbet.com Analyst and Handicapper 1 – Given the commitment by Fox Sports to produce daily thoroughbred horse racing on its two sports networks (FSN1 and FS2) and its developing partnership with the New York Racing Association, last week’s announcement that the company had outbid NBC for the acquisition of the television rights for […]

Specifically designed for the rolling exotic player, Jeff Siegel’s Daily Santa Anita Handicapping Analysis, Wagering Strategies, Workout Commentary, and True Odds Calculations (“TPC”) identify those horses that should be included in daily doubles, pick-3s, pick-4s, pick-5s, and the pick-6. * The “TOC” quantifies the findings of a personal thoroughbred analytics program that contains in its […]

By Jeff Siegel, 1stbet.com Handicapper & Analyst Specifically designed for the rolling exotic player, Jeff Siegel’s Daily Santa Anita Handicapping Analysis, Wagering Strategies, Workout Commentary, and True Odds Calculations (“TPC”) identify those horses that should be included in daily doubles, pick-3s, pick-4s, pick-5s, and the pick-6. * The “TOC” quantifies the findings of a personal […]

January 7, 2022 By Jeff Siegel, 1stbet.com Handicapper & Analyst Specifically designed for the rolling exotic player, Jeff Siegel’s Daily Santa Anita Handicapping Analysis, Wagering Strategies, Workout Commentary, and True Odds Calculations (“TPC”) identify those horses that should be included in daily doubles, pick-3s, pick-4s, pick-5s, and the pick-6. * The “TOC” quantifies the findings […]

By Jeff Siegel, 1stbet.com Analyst and Handicapper 1 – As we all knew it would, the 2022 Sham Stakes for newly-turned Derby-aged colts at Santa Anita last Saturday featured a couple of highly-regarded runners trained by Bob Baffert (we’ll get to them in a bit). Adding in this years’ result, Baffert now has saddled the winner […]

By Jeff Siegel, 1stbet.com Handicapper & Analyst Sunday, January 2, 2022 Specifically designed for the rolling exotic player, Jeff Siegel’s Daily Santa Anita Handicapping Analysis, Wagering Strategies, Workout Commentary, and True Odds Calculations (“TPC”) identify those horses that should be included in daily doubles, pick-3s, pick-4s, pick-5s, and the pick-6. * The “TOC” quantifies the […]

January 1, 2022 By Jeff Siegel, 1stbet.com Handicapper & Analyst Saturday, January 1, 2022 Specifically designed for the rolling exotic player, Jeff Siegel’s Daily Santa Anita Handicapping Analysis, Wagering Strategies, Workout Commentary, and True Odds Calculations (“TPC”) identify those horses that should be included in daily doubles, pick-3s, pick-4s, pick-5s, and the pick-6. * The […]

Jeff Siegel’s “What Your Need to Know” January 1, 2022 Gulfstream Park Seventh Race – Post time: 3:05 ET Of a Revolution is undefeated in two starts, both at Gulfstream Park, a maiden race last spring and then a first-level optional claimer off the layoff in mid-November. In his most recent victory, the Saffie Joseph, Jr.-trained […]

Specifically designed for the rolling exotic player, Jeff Siegel’s Daily Santa Anita Handicapping Analysis, Wagering Strategies, Workout Commentary, and True Odds Calculations (“TPC”) identify those horses that should be included in daily doubles, pick-3s, pick-4s, pick-5s, and the pick-6. * The “TOC” quantifies the findings of a personal thoroughbred analytics program that contains in its […]

By Jeff Siegel, 1stbet.com Analyst and Handicapper 1 – Flightline may have earned an historic118 Beyer speed figure in his Malibu S.-G1 demolition but what isn’t part of the equation is that he was taken in hand outside the furlong pole and allowed to coast home, meaning the fig tells us only what he did, […]