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.
2023 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes at a Glance
Turkey may be on the menu these days, but there will also be the scent of roses in the air. The Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes for 2-year-olds will give the 2-year-olds a race on the host track for the 2024 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve as well some qualifying points for the run for the roses.
HORSE POWER: It’s bewildering that the show went on at Newcastle after Graham Lee’s life-changing fall… PLUS what a miss Iroko will be this winter
HORSE POWER: The mood in the weighing room was described by one rider as 'pretty f****** horrendous' the day after Lee's fall and it had not improved by Wednesday. How could it?
Betting on Proven Class in the Golden Rod Stakes
The road to the 2024 Longines Kentucky Oaks makes an important stop at Churchill Downs this Saturday for the running of the $400,000, Grade 2 Golden Rod Stakes.
