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Jeff Siegel, one of racing's most well-respected public handicappers, a racehorse owner, and an Eclipse Award winner, died Oct. 4 after battling kidney cancer. He was 74.. Jeff Siegel National Turf's co-owner Jeff Siegel's racing resume is unparalleled, his experience unmatched. Since 1978 Siegel has been picking winners; first as a syndicated handicapper for six L.A. area newspapers including the Los Angeles Times and San Diego Union Tribune, then as co-owner with Bob Selvin and owner of Handicapper's Report, the first-of-its-kind, a very successful, innovative.

Jeff Siegel, who turned his handicapping prowess into an Eclipse Award-winning media career and success as a racehorse owner, died Saturday morning after suffering from cancer. He was 74. His death was confirmed in an X post from his friend Eric Sondheimer, a sports writer for the Los Angeles Times with whom Siegel recently partnered in horse ownership.. The news late Saturday of the passing of Jeff Siegel, the legendary handicapper and longtime member of the Santa Anita Park family, hit with an unexpected weight. Not that his passing at age 74.