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
Lost in the Fog: A Courageous and Dazzling Sprinter
He came, like the fog in Carl Sandburg’s famous poem, silently. For a time he lingered, just long enough for his presence to be acknowledged. And then, like the fog, he moved on, all too soon, leaving everyone to wonder what might have been. His name, of course, was Lost in the Fog.
Emphatic Punches Juvenile Fillies Ticket in Alcibiades, Nakatomi Repeats in Phoenix
Gainesway Farm stands a dozen stallions in Central Kentucky, including the legendary Tapit, but on the racetrack in 2026 when partnering with co-owner Andrew Rosen, their fillies have also grabbed the spotlight.
Hoops Meets Horsepower With Breeders’ Futurity Entrant Coach Pope
More than one Coach Pope could be in Keeneland’s saddling paddock for the $650,000 Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity on Saturday.
