For the seventh 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 2023 Triple Crown and then continuing through the 2023 Breeders’ Cup World Championships. The handicappers face off in what we like to call the “Big Race Showdown.”
Tag: Gambling
Noel’s Weekend Winners: Selections for Travers and H. Allen Jerkens Stakes
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.
Scotland Can Pull the Upset in Loaded Travers Stakes
The $1.25 million, Grade 1 Travers Stakes Saturday at Saratoga Race Course drew a strong field of seven 3-year-olds, with three entering the race off stakes victories. For the first time since 2017, the winners of each of the Triple Crown races will meet in the Travers, so it promises be a very important race in determining leadership in this competitive division heading into the fall months.
Which Champion Holds Edge in Loaded Edition of Ballerina Handicap?
A pair of champions will face off in Saturday’s $500,000, Grade 1 Ballerina Handicap at Saratoga Race Course, a prestigious sprint for fillies and mares taking place over seven-eighths of a mile. But the outcome won’t necessarily be what bettors expect based off a glance at the past performances.
