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.
Cheltenham Top Rated Friday 14th November
Cheltenham Top Rated Friday 14th November
Cheltenham 13.10
8 LUCKY MANIFEST 87.3
14 A PAI DE NOM 78.8
12 MARLACOO 57.7
6 KAP VERT 54.8
Cheltenham 13.45
8 LORD BADDESLEY 201.7
2 FUGITIF 89.8
4 MISTER COFFEY 75.5
1 GUNSIGHT RIDGE 72.7
Cheltenham 14.20
1 LEAVE OF ABSENCE 217.3
5 WADE OUT 160.0
2 DOUBLE POWERFUL 116.0
4 ONE BIG BANG 100.7
Cheltenham 14.55
1 JONBON 142.8
2 L’EAU DU SUD 115.0
7 MATATA 106.0
6 LIBBERTY HUNTER 75.3
Cheltenham 15.30
4 HEADS UP 120.3
9 WELONLYHAVEDONE 89.3
3 GREAT FLEET 76.7
8 NO DRAMA THIS END 48.8
Cheltenham 16.00
1 FORTUNE DE MER 171.7
18 ALPHONSE LE GRANDE 139.5
14 BRUANT 62.8
5 FRONTIER PRINCE 58.0
Pegasus World Cup Joins Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series for 2026
LEXINGTON, Ky. & HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (Nov. 13, 2025) – The $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes will for the first time be included in the Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series: Win and You’re In, Breeders’ Cup Limited and 1/ST announced Thursday.
Forever Young and Sovereignty Tie as World’s Best Dirt Racehorses in Longines Rankings
The ninth edition of the Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings are out, and recent Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Forever Young and leading U.S. 3-year-old Sovereignty are both rated as the best dirt racehorses in training with a rating of 127.
