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.
Month: November 2024
Postmortems confirm no common link between deaths of three horses in one afternoon at Cheltenham – as authorities rule ‘none could have been prevented’
Abuffalosoldier and Bangers and Cash collapsed after and during the running of Holland Coooper Handicap Chase while Napper Tandy suffered a fatal injury after a fall.
Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Announces 2024 Holiday Giving Campaign
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 21, 2024) — Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance announces the dates for the third annual Holiday Giving Campaign. Beginning on Dec. 1, 2024, the campaign will extend through Dec. 31, 2024. This campaign is designed to increase awareness for accredited Thoroughbred aftercare and to raise funds for the accredited organizations responsible for ensuring a quality life for equine athletes after their racing careers.
Wickens Wins 2023 Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award for Biography ‘Lexington’
Kim Wickens has been named winner of the 2023 Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award for excellence in Thoroughbred racing literature with her meticulously researched and beautifully written biography of the great 19th century stallion Lexington.
