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.
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Big-Race Showdown: Expert Picks for Turf Champions Day at Woodbine
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.”
Rookie Rankings: Top Five 2-Year-Olds to Watch from Del Mar’s Summer Meet
The 2026 summer meet at Del Mar yielded an impressive roster of 2-year-olds who loom as serious contenders for the 2025 Breeders’ Cup and 2026 Triple Crown.
Breeders’ Cup Fantastic Finishes: A Legendary Streak Halted
Fifteen years ago this summer, horse racing was at one of its periodic upticks in national exposure as fans were drawn to the exploits of an unbeaten star racemare based in Southern California, and by the time the 27th Breeders’ Cup World Championships arrived at Churchill Downs, excitement was at a fever pitch.
