Austin Siegelman is no stranger to big days at Freehold Raceway. He added another one to his big meet on Friday (Nov. 27), winning five races on the 11-race card.

Siegelman got his first win of the day on the front end, guiding Woodmere Ultimate to a gate-to-wire win in race two for trainer Laurie Molnar. He worked a pocket trip to victory in race four, with Sweet You for trainer Michael Kimelman.

Siegelman completed a hat trick in race six. With a surge at the wire, Siegelman and Little Honeybadger won a photo for trainer Mike Posner. Siegelman steered home another Posner winner in race seven, as King Cast surged to the lead on the final turn and drew off.

Siegelman got the five-bagger — and a natural hat trick — with a heads-up drive on Princess Holly N in race eight. Leaving from post eight, he aggressively sent his mare to the front, cleared to the top without too much trouble, and held off a host of challengers to win. Mike Fiumenero was the winning trainer in that race.

On the calendar year, Siegelman has 62 wins from 409 drives, making him the top driver at the track. This is the second time since Freehold's restart on Aug. 28 that he has won five races, as he also pulled off the feat on October 2.

Live racing continues at Freehold on Saturday (Nov. 28), with a scheduled first post time of 12:30 p.m. and a $592.45 Pick-5 carryover.

(Freehold Raceway)