For the 10th 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 2026 Triple Crown and then continuing through the 2026 Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Keeneland. The handicappers face off in what we like to call the “Big-Race Showdown.”
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ABR’s Trifecta Picks for the 2026 Preakness Stakes
Post positions have been drawn and morning-line odds assigned for a very competitive 151st Preakness Stakes May 16 at Laurel Park. The $2 million Preakness is set to run at 7:01 p.m. ET and will be broadcast nationwide on NBC and streamed on Peacock.
Handicapping Laurel Park: Key Trends to Know … Just in Time for the Preakness
The Preakness Stakes will be hosted by Laurel Park for the first, and perhaps only, time in 2026 as Pimlico Race Course undergoes renovations forcing the temporary relocation of the second jewel of racing’s Triple Crown.
ABR Sunday Selections: Full-Card Picks for May 10 at Belmont at the Big A
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.
