Some of the winter season’s best dirt racing is coming to the Midwest with the opening of the Oaklawn Park 2024-’25 meet on Friday, Dec. 6. Racing at Oaklawn boasts big fields, good betting races for handicappers, an excellent stakes program, and very strong purses throughout its five-month season that will extend until Kentucky Derby day, May 3.
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ABR Sunday Selections: Full Card Picks for Sunday, Dec. 1 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.
Noel’s Weekend Winners: Black Friday Stakes Selections at Churchill Downs
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.
He’s Not Joking is a Serious Contender in Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes
The Grade 2, $400,000 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes features a field of 10 vying for important “Road to the Derby” qualifying points as well as excellent prize money.