Owen delight at Zoffee’s Chester Cup triumph
Zoffee wins the Chester Cup for trainer Hugo Palmer, who is based at stables owned by Michael Owen.
Month: May 2024
Noel’s Weekend Winners: Betting a Bounce-Back Candidate in New York
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.
SLIDESHOW: Meet the Contenders for the 2024 Preakness Stakes
Mystik Dan struck for a $39.22 upset in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve May 4 at Churchill Downs thanks to a grand-saving, rail-skimming trip under jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. in the first jewe
Canonero II: A Blue-Collar Hero and True Racehorse of the People
When Canonero II won the 1971 Kentucky Derby, he generated a rather modest return for a $2 win ticket. Yet that $19.40 winning ticket on the "Caracas Cannonball" had nothing to do with the Venezuelan shipper’s merits and everything to do with his inclusion in a gargantuan six-horse mutuel field. Based on his form and a star-crossed trip to the United States, Canonero probably would have been dismissed at 100-1 odds in the 97th Kentucky Derby. Maybe even 200-1, but nothing even remotely close to his 8-1 odds.
