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.
Kentucky Derby Futures: Assessing the Field as Odds Shift in Early Spring
Quite a lot has changed on the future-book front for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve since the first edition of this blog for 2026 was published Jan. 15.
Revealed: The new wave of female jockeys vying to replace Queen of Cheltenham Rachael Blackmore as Ladies Day kicks off, plus YOUR cheat sheet to beat the bookies – CHELTENHAM BREAKFAST
There are 128 runners scheduled to run across the seven races of Ladies Day at Cheltenham - but how many of them will be ridden by women?
Air of brilliance! Meet the Cheltenham Festival jockey who’s also a pilot… and takes off in the field at the back of his house
It's Cheltenham week, so you will not be surprised to hear this narrative involves a jockey talking animatedly about a flying machine.
