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
Why Silver Prospector Can Shine in Essex Handicap
The $500,000, Grade 3 Essex Handicap at Oaklawn Park brings together a field of 10 horses with a combined $9 million in career earnings between them.
Learn to Bet: How to Win Betting on Horse Racing Using Simple Strategies
If asked, “how does one who knows little about Thoroughbred racing have a fun day at the racetrack”, my answer is to reverse the traditional path. “First, learn how to bet, then learn how to handicap.” This series discusses the concept of the Odds Board as the path to understand the gambling that is at the core of Thoroughbred racing and have fun at the racetrack.
Incredible Weekend in Vegas: Calia Comes On Strong Late to Win NHC
In Las Vegas, a place known for headline productions and glitzy extravaganzas, the NTRA put on its annual show that served as the hottest ticket in town for horseplayers. Racing fans from everywhere converged on the Horseshoe Las Vegas from March 10-12 for the granddaddy of all handicapping contests, the 24th annual National Horseplayers Championship (NHC). At stake was over $3 million in prize money and the Eclipse Award for Handicapper of the Year.
