About Us
Jeff Siegel Bio
Jeff Siegel is currently active on several fronts in the thoroughbred industry. He has published daily race-horse selections in several Southern California newspapers for more than 30 years. In addition to his daily handicapping chores, Siegel currently works as a racing analyst for HRTV, a 24-hour national horse racing station available on DISH network and various cable systems around the country. Siegel also was the co-owner of Team Valor, North America's leading thoroughbred partnership stable whose runners since its inception in 1987 have earned in excess of $35 million. Siegel entered the thoroughbred industry soon after graduating from California State University Northridge in 1974 with a degree in broadcast journalism. He worked in the publicity department at Hollywood Park in the mid 1970's before becoming a syndicated newspaper handicapper for papers such as the Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Daily News, Orange County Register and the San Diego Union Tribune. Additionally, in 1975 Siegel co-founded Handicapper's Report, an innovative bi-weekly publication that provided speed figures, trip notes and private clocker information to Southern California horseplayers. He also served as a private bloodstock adviser and was instrumental in the claim for $32,000 of Wishing Well, who developed into one of the nation's premier distaff turf runners in the early 1980's and subsequently produced Horse of the Year Sunday Silence. Along with Jack Karlik, Siegel also co-bred and raced Aloha Prospector, voted champion 3-year-old in California in 1988.
Mike Superstein Bio
Syndicated handicapper Mike Superstein brings a unique perspective to his selections, having spent his entire adult life in the Thoroughbred industry. While attending San Diego State University, Superstein worked as an intern at Del Mar in 1976. After graduating, he became assistant Publicity Director at Golden Gate Fields in 1977. Later that year, he accepted a position at Oak Tree and Santa Anita Park in the publicity department. When longtime handicapping icon Ernie Mason retired in 1983, Superstein took over his syndication. Superstein's selections have appeared over the years in such publications as The Daily News, South Bay Daily Breeze, Orange County Register, San Diego Union-Tribune, Pasadena Star News, North County Times and Long Beach Press-Telegram. Superstein has been the leading public handicapper numerous times and was particularly hot in 2006, capturing consecutive titles at Hollywood Park, Del Mar and Oak Tree. He also became the first southern California newspaper handicapper to sweep the card, a feat he has now accomplished three times. Superstein resides in Arcadia, California.
Jerry Antonucci Bio
The daily horse racing selections of veteran handicapper Jerry Antonucci first appeared in the old Los Angeles Herald Examiner in January of 1973. When that newspaper folded in November of 1989, he immediately went to work for the Orange County Register where his selections and horse racing columns have been published ever since. A public newspaper handicapper, Antonucci's picks also appear each racing day in the San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Pasadena Star News, Daily Breeze and Victorville Daily Press. Also a freelance writer, his monthly horse racing column "West Coast Notebook" has appeared in American Turf Monthly for more than 20 years. In addition he hosts a free "Today's Racing Digest" seminar every Saturday and holiday during the Santa Anita and Oak Tree meetings. Antonucci lives with his wife, Bonnie, in Burbank, California.
Terry Turrell Bio
Freelance writer/handicapper since 1965. Terry began in the tip-sheet business. Was the official track line-maker for Western Harness from 1969-79 during its at Hollywood Park, multiple years as line maker for Los Alamitos, both quarter horses and harness, and filled in at Del Mar for one summer. Terry has been a public handicapper for the Long Beach Press-Telegram, Los Angeles Daily News, Escondido Times Advocate, San Diego Tribune, and Orange County Register. Presently the Los Alamitos handicapper for the Long Beach Press-Telegram. In the last five years, he has turned his focus to national handicapping tournaments with proven results. He's a multiple tournament winner, including a two-time winner of the Sun Coast Challenge; and a finalist in the 2006 DRF/NTRA National Handicapping Championship. Through years of experience, Terry has learned that the key to success at the track is maximizing his wagering investments through isolating "value." Sons, Tim, Toby and Jeff Turrell have also made successful careers in the horse racing industry. He resides in Sunset Beach, California.