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.
Betting Exactas and Trifectas in the 2025 Hopeful Stakes
It’s difficult to determine the most likely winner of the $300,000, Grade 1 Spendthrift Hopeful Stakes on Labor Day at Saratoga Race Course. Eight talented 2-year-olds have been entered, and each one comes into the race off a victory. That said, three horses conditioned by Hall of Fame trainers look especially appealing.
Del Mar History: Victor Espinoza’s Unforgettable Seven-Win Day
When a jockey wins two races in a single afternoon, he’s enjoyed a successful day. Three wins signifies a banner afternoon and four is bound to generate buzz among racing fans and horseplayers. But how about seven wins in a single day? Only on the rarest of occasions will a jockey embark on such a memorable win streak. During the first 69 years of racing at Del Mar in California, no jockey managed to win more than six races on a single card.
Beverley Top Rated Saturday 30th August
Beverley Top Rated Saturday 30th August
Beverley 13.30
4 CROWN OF OAKS 80.7
1 FINANCER 78.7
5 GLISTENING NIGHTS 78.0
7 DESERT SHADOW 64.3
Beverley 14.05
3 REGIONAL 122.8
2 KERDOS 86.3
10 ADRESTIA 83.7
5 REDORANGE 76.3
Beverley 14.35
5 SECRET ECHO 74.0
2 IF I COULD DREAM 62.3
3 LOVE LOVE LOVE 27.0
1 ADIADA 26.2
Beverley 15.07
7 HARSWELL RIVER 161.0
2 LADY BRITAIN 74.8
3 DUNKELD DREAMER 70.7
6 SUPREME DANCER 69.0
Beverley 15.42
2 HIGH ON HOPE 158.8
4 MELVIN UDALL 91.3
3 SYMPHONY OF JOY 63.7
1 JAZZIT 57.3
Beverley 16.17
2 KING’S CROWN 78.8
3 HARB 77.3
6 ROCK OF ENGLAND 76.8
4 HUNDRED CAPS 72.7
Beverley 16.55
1 URBAN SPRAWL 137.0
2 GREAT BLASKET 102.7
3 SAILTHISSHIPALONE 90.5
5 TRIBAL WISDOM 55.5
