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.
Author: News
Tommy Jo Wins Alcibiades Stakes by DQ to Headline Keeneland’s Opening Friday
Spendthrift Farm’s Tommy Jo improved to 3-for-3 in capturing the $650,000 Darley Alcibiades Stakes on opening day of the fall meet Oct.
New Co-Owner John Sikura Sees Thorpedo Anna as ‘Historic’ Opportunity
It was nothing unusual when Thorpedo Anna triumphed in the Aug. 23 Personal Ensign Stakes at Saratoga Race Course.
Big-Race Showdown: Stakes Selections for Star-Studded Fall Weekend
For the ninth 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 2025 Triple Crown and then continuing through the 2025 Breeders’ Cup World Championships. The handicappers face off in what we like to call the “Big-Race Showdown.”