Horse Racing Tips from a Top Race Handicapper

Horse owner, breeder and HRTV analyst Jeff Siegel also happens to be Southern California's premier handicapper. Check his blog each day before you play!

Handicapping, in short, refers to analyzing the race to come up with best predicted outcome, or pick. There are many angles when it comes to picking a winner. Using some of the help from the professional handicappers below, you can determine your own angle on placing a bet. For more information on how to bet or wager, click here.

Jeff Siegel's Santa Anita Analysis (Sun., Oct. 28, 2012)
Sunday, October 28, 2012 - 00:22

We have another Pick-6 carryover for the Sunday program, with $68,950 already in the till.

In the opener #2 Fiftyshadesofhay has the classic two-sprints-and-a-stretch out pattern for Baffert and looks ready to graduate while trying a distance she’s certainly bred to like. Bejarano stays aboard and in a below par field for the level the daughter of Pulpit should draft into a nice pace prompting position and then go on with it when ready.

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Jeff Siegel's Santa Anita Analysis (Sat., Oct. 27, 2012)
Friday, October 26, 2012 - 21:46

The Saturday opener is a below par race for the level and a little will go a long way. #1 Mending Wall has the blinkers-off angle and has back numbers that can win race like this. She figures to be prominent through slow early fractions and she continues to look pretty good in the morning. This will be her second start off a layoff and the daughter of Broken Vow should step forward considerably. In a race in which the first two favorites are suspect, she offers value at 9/2 on the morning line, and at that price we’ll make her a straight play and rolling exotic single.

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Jeff Siegel's Santa Anita Analysis (Fri., Oct. 26, 2012)
Friday, October 26, 2012 - 09:25

A nice pick-6 carryover of $44,909 awaits players on a challenging Friday program.
#3 Code West is 2/5 on the morning line in the opener and looks like it on paper. In the money in all three starts and second to Breeders’ Cup Juvenile entrant Title Contender last time out, the son of Lemon Drop Kid has worked in sharp style since that race for Baffert and should earn his diploma as a no value rolling exotic single.

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Jeff Siegel's Santa Anita Analysis (Thu., Oct. 25, 2012)
Thursday, October 25, 2012 - 09:39

The eight-race Thursday program offers a few challenges for rolling exotic players and contains a couple of price opportunities in the Pick-6 sequence.

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Jeff Siegel's Santa Anita Analysis (Sun., Oct. 21, 2012)
Saturday, October 20, 2012 - 22:34

A nice $60,928 awaits Pick-6 carryover players on a typically challenging Sunday program.

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Jeff Siegel's Santa Anita Analysis (Sat., Oct. 20, 2012
Saturday, October 20, 2012 - 10:27

Today’s opener is a second level allowance sprint for fillies and mares, and #2 Distracting is even money on the morning line and probably will go even lower than that. The Baffert-trained sprinter won in her comeback here late last month with a strong figure and looks more than capable of repeating on the raise against what looks to be a below par field for this level. You can pass the race or use her as a rolling exotic single.

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