Welcome to Noel Michaels’ Weekend Winners, the place to go for weekend best bets and spot plays from veteran handicapper and tournament-play pioneer Noel Michaels. Check back every week for a couple of highlighted selections designed to help you cash a few bets and make some money.
York Top Rated Horses Friday 15th May
York Top Rated Horses Friday 15th May
13.45
DINGLE 164.70
ORNE 164.30
QUEST FOR FUN 150.20
MERESIDE DIVA 141.20
HIGHLAND OLLY 132.00
LEADMAN 129.30
HARRY THE ROGUE 127.80
ZARATHOS 127.20
STYLE OF LIFE 124.20
OBELIX 123.80
SPIRIT GENIE 123.00
WAR HOWL 122.30
HAVANA PRINCE 114.80
GRESSINGTON 112.00
STRATOCRACY 112.00
ORMOLULU 111.30
NYMAN 109.70
NORTH VIEW 108.00
CAPTAIN PARMA 102.30
AISLING OSCAR 101.50
MOON BEGINNINGS 100.20
MONTEZIN 94.30
14.20
PACIFIC MISSION 183.00
SO REGAL 181.80
ACT OF KINDNESS 174.80
FASHION PEOPLE 165.00
BOTAGOZ 143.70
SYNCHRONICITY 120.80
LILT 94.20
14.55
HAVE SECRET 198.80
TONY MONTANA 169.30
THUNDER RUN 166.50
REGAL ULIXES 161.20
CHILLINGHAM 156.70
ZRYAN 149.50
CASTLE STUART 146.70
FINANCER 141.70
CADARN 140.20
PER CONTRA 135.20
DOUBLE PARKED 133.30
EMPIRE OF LIGHT 129.80
ALTAREQ 128.00
ASHNAK 125.00
WARRANT HOLDER 114.70
THE GLEN ROVERS 64.70
15.30
LOVER GIRL 171.00
PRINCESSE D’ORANGE 133.00
LAKE MURITZ 121.80
ARMOR SUPREME 112.00
NIEWIADOMA 109.30
LADY BLANCHE 109.20
MARGARET’S PEARL 107.80
LAURALYNN 98.80
LOVE A Giggle 44.50
ANGELS PASSING 30.80
16.05
AL NAYYIR 283.80
EPIC POET 211.00
AMILOC 201.00
FURTHUR 190.50
TARRIANCE 188.00
RAHIEBB 187.00
DEIRA MILE 159.30
16.40
ETERNAL SOLACE 193.50
OLD IS GOLD 160.80
FORTIFICATION 157.50
ARDUIS INVICTA 157.30
SCHRODINGER’S CAT 146.50
BELIEVEINMENOW 124.30
SIR ALFIE 123.80
KINNALARGY 142.30
CHAIRMANFOURTIMES 142.80
ENTAILED 132.80
NUEVO SLOVO 121.30
HANNEY GIRL 121.50
STORM ESME 121.00
STARGAZED 117.80
DESERT TREASURE 117.20
CALL MARGOT 111.70
NAANA’S SHADOW 111.00
SHES GOT A BROTHER 51.80
VON TROTTER 45.20
17.15
PORTCULLIS 169.70
ALWAYS BLUE 141.20
WEHEEDD 121.50
CELTIC CHARIOT 112.30
TEST RUN 98.50
ERVANI 88.20
PEARL 66.70
LORD D’OR 57.50
Ka Ying Rising Again Leads Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings, White Abarrio Ranked Fifth
Sprinting sensation Ka Ying Rising [130] leads the second edition of the Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings for 2026. The Hong Kong-based gelding started extended his winning streak to 20 during the second period of recordkeeping by Longines, taking a Group 2 stakes and then a Group 1 at Sha Tin each by 4 ¼-length margins. Three horses – English Two Thousand Guineas winner Bow Echo, Hong Kong’s long-distance standout Romantic Warrior, and French-bred and based Group 1 winer Daryz – hold a 126 ranking from Longines.
Big-Race Showdown: Expert Selections for Black-Eyed Susan, Preakness Stakes
For the 10th year in a row, America’s Best Racing is challenging some of the brightest minds in horse betting to come up with their top three picks for key races every weekend leading up to the 2026 Triple Crown and then continuing through the 2026 Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Keeneland. The handicappers face off in what we like to call the “Big-Race Showdown.”
