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
Triple Trea Gets Slight Nod in Wide-Open Sanford Stakes
The $175,000, Grade 3 Sanford Stakes is the start of the 2-year-old stakes season at historic Saratoga Race Course and features a field of 10, of which nine won their most recent races. None in the field has run this six-furlong distance to date and only one has won a stakes race.
Del Mar’s Opening Day Pick 6 to Have $1-Million Guarantee
For the first time, Del Mar Thoroughbred Club will present a $1-million guarantee to any single-ticket holder who hits the track’s popular Pick Six on its Opening Day, Friday, July 21. It is likely that the seaside track will be conducting 10 races on its first program, meaning the Pick Six will be offered on races five to 10. The Pick Six wager can cost as little as 20 cents.
2023 Saratoga Betting Guide: Tips and Trends to Help You Win Big at the Spa
If you are a serious horseplayer and you don’t look forward to the Saratoga Race Course meet, it might be time to check your pulse because Saratoga is the summer place to be for handicappers and horse racing aficionados. The highly anticipated 40-day Saratoga racing season lasts throughout the heart of the summer starting Thursday, July 13, and will run five days a week (Wednesdays through Sundays) ending on Labor Day, which this year falls on Monday, Sept. 4.
