Every Sunday Noel Michaels will provide free full-card picks for a one racecard in North America. A veteran handicapper and tournament-play pioneer, Michaels also writes a weekly “Weekend Winners” blog for America’s Best Racing with a focus on key stakes races at marquee tracks. This feature will be straight-forward: full-card picks for one Sunday slate of races of his choosing.
Month: August 2025
Smarty Jones’ Hall of Fame Induction Brings Philly Feel to Saratoga
Before the Aug. 1 induction ceremony for the 2025 class of the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame began Aug. 1 at the Humphrey S. Finney Pavilion on the Fasig-Tipton sales grounds, a fan in a Philadelphia Flyers jersey in the crowd and a poster hanging from the balcony with the words “Smarty’s Party” in Someday Farm blue told the story of the day.
‘Magical’ – Glorious Goodwood triumph for Jm Jungle
Jm Jungle produces a minor shock to win the King George Stakes on the penultimate day of Glorious Goodwood.
‘Magical’ – Glorious Goodwood triumph for Jm Jungle
Jm Jungle produces a minor shock to win the King George Stakes on the penultimate day of Glorious Goodwood.
