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.”
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Noel’s Weekend Winners: New York State of Mind for Key Kentucky Derby Weekend
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.
Kentucky Derby Futures: ‘Down the Stretch’ Odds as Prep Season Wraps Up
Hard to believe, but the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve is just over four weeks away. The final 200-point qualifying preps are set for April 5 and April 8 (a rescheduled Toyota Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland), so by this time next week, the prospective field for the May 3 Derby at Churchill Downs should be nearly finalized.
Can Chancer McPatrick Improve Enough to Win Blue Grass Stakes?
The $1.25 million, Grade 1 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes Saturday at Keeneland brings together an interesting field of seven 3-year-olds, with four exiting first- or second-place finishes in other Road to the Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve qualifying races.
