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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Looking Past the Favorites in 2026 Rebel Stakes
Sunday’s $1 million Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park is an important qualifier for the May 2 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve and an appealing betting race.
Big-Race Showdown: 2026 Season Starts With Key Trio on Kentucky Derby Trail
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.”
Historical Trends to Help Bet the 2026 Rebel Stakes
Sunday’s running of the $1 million, Grade 2 Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park promises to be an excellent race. There are several proven graded stakes horses among the 10 entrants, though one – #1 Bravaro – is expected to scratch and run in Saturday’s Grade 2 Fountain of Youth Stakes instead.
