Category: Horse Racing News
Noel’s Weekend Winners: A Dandy Stakes Double at Saratoga
Welcome to Noel Michaels’ Weekend Winners, the place to go for weekend best bets and spot plays from veteran handicapper and tournament-play pioneer Noel Michaels. Check back every week for a couple of highlighted selections designed to help you cash a few bets and make some money.
World Record Looks Like the One to Beat in Bing Crosby Stakes
The Grade 1, $400,000 Bing Crosby Stakes, which provides the winner with an all-expenses -aid, automatic entry into the Cygames Breeders’ Cup Sprint on Nov. 1, drew a strong field of nine Saturday at Del Mar.
NBC Sports to Present the 2026 Kentucky Oaks in Primetime
NBC Sports will showcase the Longines Kentucky Oaks in primetime for the first time ever in 2026. The 152nd Kentucky Oaks, featuring Thoroughbred racing’s best 3-year-old fillies, will be presented on Friday, May 1, 2026, at 8 p.m. ET from Churchill Downs on NBC and Peacock. In addition to premier racing, Kentucky Oaks traditions centered around fashion and women’s health advocacy will remain central pillars of the event pageantry — now culminating in a spectacular twilight finish.