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: October 2025
Ten Key Historical Trends to Know Before Betting the 2025 Breeders’ Cup Classic
The $7 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic Nov. 1 at Del Mar was always going to be the marquee race of the 2025 World Championships, but this year the stakes seem just a bit bigger.
A Look at the Brief But Brilliant History of the Breeders’ Cup at Del Mar
Del Mar had long been considered one of horse racing’s most treasured venues, but like Keeneland Race Course its seasonal boutique meets did not seem to be an ideal fit for the Breeders’ Cup World Championships. That all changed with an announcement by Breeders’ Cup officials on June 24, 2014.
The 2025 Everest recap: Brilliant Hong Kong sprinter Ka Ying Rising blitzes the field in front of 50,000 eager punters at Royal Randwick
Hong Kong superstar Ka Ying Rising has won the world's richest race on turf, the $20million Everest - over 1200m at Royal Randwick. Tempted finished second with Jimmysstar third.
