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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A Trifecta Strategy for Betting Woodbine Oaks Winner Luster in the King’s Plate
Will a filly prevail in Saturday’s $1 million King’s Plate Stakes at Woodbine? It’s well within the realm of possibility. Contested at a distance of 1 1/4 miles on Woodbine’s all-weather Tapeta Footings surface, the King’s Plate is restricted to 3-year-old Thoroughbreds bred in Canada, and it’s Canada’s equivalent to the Kentucky Derby. But whereas only three fillies have won the Kentucky Derby, the King’s Plate has been won by fillies on 39 occasions, including six times since 2011.
Noel’s Weekend Winners: Doubling Down on Turf Saturday at Saratoga
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.
Saratoga Midseason Review: Who’s Hot and Who’s Not Among Spa Jockeys and Trainers
The Saratoga summer racing season is roughly at its halfway point, so this seems like a good time to take stock of some hot and cold jockeys and trainers so far this season as a more up-to-date supplement to the ABR Saratoga jockey and trainer trends posted at the start of the meet.
