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
Doinitthehardway Can Get First Career Win in Starlet Stakes
The $300,000, Grade 1 Starlet Stakes Saturday at Los Alamitos brings together a field of seven 2-year-old fillies hoping to earn points on the Road to the Longines Kentucky Oaks and stamp themselves as horses to watch in 2023.
Kentucky Derby Futures: ’Tis the Season for New Contenders
After a post-Breeders’ Cup respite, the prep season for the 2023 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve is back in full swing, with qualifying points races held during the past two weeks at Churchill Downs and Aqueduct.
Oaklawn Park Season Betting Preview: Trainers, Jockeys, and Track Trends
Some of the country’s top winter dirt racing is coming to the Midwest with the opening of the Oaklawn Park meet on Friday, Dec. 9. The 68-day racing season will extend until Kentucky Derby day, May 6. Racing at Oaklawn boasts big fields, good betting races for handicappers, an excellent stakes program, and very strong purses fueled by gaming revenue from the Oaklawn casino. The Hot Springs, Ark.
