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.
Category: Horse Racing News
Nevada Beach Upsets Goodwood, Johannes Also Scores Breeders’ Cup Qualifying Win
Nevada Beach went into the Grade 1 $300,000 Goodwood Stakes Sept. 27 at Santa Anita Park as the least experienced of the six horses in the race.
Patriot Spirit, Locked, Rebel’s Romance Win New York Preps to Earn Breeders’ Cup Berths
By virtue of a 1 1/2-length win in the $200,000 Grade 3 Vosburgh Stakes presented by Army Mule Sept.
Big-Race Showdown: Marquee Stakes Selections in Kentucky, Southern California
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.”
