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
Big-Race Showdown: Second Half Starts With Stephen Foster, Fleur de Lis Picks
For the ninth 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 2025 Triple Crown and then continuing through the 2025 Breeders’ Cup World Championships. The handicappers face off in what we like to call the “Big-Race Showdown.”
First Mission Can Defeat Last Year’s Kentucky Derby Stars in Stephen Foster Stakes
The field for Saturday’s $1 million. Grade 1 Stephen Foster Stakes at Churchill Downs is loaded with quality, as six of the seven horses entered have earned more than $1 million in their careers.
How to Make Money Betting Thorpedo Anna in Fleur de Lis Stakes
A pivotal question faces horseplayers handicapping Saturday’s $500,000 Fasig-Tipton Fleur de Lis Stakes at Churchill Downs: Will #3 Thorpedo Anna rebound to peak form?
