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.
Tag: Gambling
Longshot Contenders Are the Top Two Choices in Kentucky Turf Cup
The Grade 2, $2 million FanDuel TV Kentucky Turf Cup Stakes is one of six stakes races with a $2 million purse Saturday at Kentucky Downs on one of the richest days of turf racing in North America.
Making Money Betting a Trifecta in 2024 Ainsworth Turf Sprint
Saturday’s Grade 2 Ainsworth Turf Sprint Stakes at Kentucky Downs hasn’t yet achieved Grade 1 status, but that may be coming. With its rich purse of $2 million (including $1 million from the Kentucky Thoroughbred Development Fund), the grass dash over three-quarters of a mile has drawn a stellar field for its 2024 renewal.
Longshots Poised to Upset Saratoga’s Closing Day Hopeful Stakes
A competitive nine-horse field has turned out to sprint seven furlongs in Monday’s $300,000 Grade 1 Hopeful Stakes, the feature race on closing day of the Saratoga summer meet.
