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.
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Noel’s Weekend Winners: Profitable Plays on 2026 Kentucky Derby Undercard
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.
Big-Race Showdown: Expert Picks for Kentucky Oaks, Kentucky Derby
For the 10th year in a row, America’s Best Racing is challenging some of the brightest minds in horse betting to come up with their top three picks for key races every weekend leading up to the 2026 Triple Crown and then continuing through the 2026 Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Keeneland. The handicappers face off in what we like to call the “Big-Race Showdown.”
ABR’s Trifecta Picks for the 2026 Kentucky Derby
Post positions have been drawn and morning-line odds assigned for a very competitive 152nd Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve May 2 at Churchill Downs. The $5 million Derby is set to run at 6:57 p.m.
