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
National Horseplayers Championship Grand Prize Raised to $1 Million for 2027
Lexington, KY (May 28, 2026): On the heels of arguably the most exciting National Horseplayers Championship (NHC) in the 27-year history of the event, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) announced that the winner of the 2027 NHC will receive a cash prize of $1,000,000 along with a coveted Eclipse Award symbolically recognizing the important contribution all horseplayers make to the sport.
Exacta and Trifecta Betting Strategies for the 2026 Penn Mile Stakes
The $400,000 Penn Mile Stakes drew an intriguing group of seven 3-year-olds for the classic turf-mile distance, including several established turf stakes winners, a runner making his first start on grass, and a colt returning to the turf after testing the Triple Crown trail.
ABR Sunday Selections: Full-Card Picks for May 24 at Churchill Downs
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.
