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.
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.
Longchamp Top Rated Horses Saturday 3rd October
Longchamp Top Rated Horses Saturday 3rd October
Times are UK times
12:23:00
PIERRE BONNARD, 140.75
SPACE WALTZ, 125.85
VICTOIRE MAGIQUE, 118.85
JABRACADABRA, 104.10
ASAKIR, 91.90
BOX OFFICER, 90.60
LIGHT OF THUNDER, 79.65
WINDAY, 78.60
12:58:00
PHINEAS, 141.75
WIMBLEDON HAWKEYE, 130.60
FIRST LOOK, 129.90
ZAYDANN, 117.25
DISTANT STORM, 111.85
SEAGULLS ELEVEN, 107.85
SILAWI, 102.60
14:15:00
REMBRAND TO GO, 93
EBIYAR, 87
NITY GALESTE, 84
MISTER GATZ, 82
SHRIHARA, 81
LE LAVANDOU, 77
COLGAN SENORA, 74
SHARPSHOOT, 69
I GOT RHYTHM, 60
ANNABEL’S GHOST, 59
PINK MONDAY, 58
MON RICIN, 57
DEMPY, 57
PAOLINO, 55
GOLDEN WEAVER, 52
ARNAY LE DUC, 44
KING TREZY, 43
ZELKER, 36
14:50:00
MASTER MAN, 126.75
RYMSKHAYA, 87.50
I WILL BE KING, 87.35
GEORGE CROSS, 82.15
MOON SAND, 80.25
ASTABUEN, 79.35
GAFARA, 78.75
KIRRIKA QUEEN, 77.75
FLYING SPUR, 77.75
KESKAVIEL, 77.50
MAGIC HARRY, 77.15
BREATH OF PARADISE, 76.25
NUMERI HOOVES, 74.60
HELLO MAJOR TOM, 71.25
VIVIANNE, 65.00
15:25:00
SUNLY, 123.60
WAARDAH, 123.50
CONSENT, 118.35
SANTORINI STAR, 111.90
FAIRY GLEN, 101.35
EARTH SHOT, 98.25
ELEGANZ, 96.10
KARLA JET, 94.15
CAMEO, 87.75
AMELIA EARHART, 87.40
SUGAR ISLAND, 84.25
14:00:00
SCANDINAVIA, 137.40
CABALLO DE MAR, 121.60
DOUBLE MAJOR, 120.85
QUEENSTOWN, 116.10
FRENCH MASTER, 102.00
WINTERTRAUM, 101.85
MR HOLLYWOOD, 91.10
ANSPRUCH, 89.60
WALDADLER, 86.50
SHEEMA’S ROSE, 82.75
16:35:00
QUDDWAH, 140.85
QIRAT, 118.40
DIEGO VENTURA, 114.00
FALLEN ANGEL, 113.85
ANAKOVA, 111.65
RIDARI, 111.60
ELASTIC, 104.65
SIR TOMMY CEN, 91.60
ISAAC NEWTON, 87.10
SICILIANO, 81.65
17:10:00
HALF HALF, 175
ELIMAN, 91
BABAKOOL, 89
GOOD BYE MANU, 84
POSCHIAVO, 78
CLAVUS, 76
MELUSINE DU HOULEY, 66
DOUBLE UP, 64
OLYMPIC MESSAGE, 63
ABIAT, 63
WAPI, 62
COMMAND THE STARS, 55
FIRE REBEL, 48
SOUS LA NEIGE, 44
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.