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
A Winning Wagering Strategy for the 2026 Pilgrim Stakes
A full field of a dozen 2-year-olds will compete for a “Win and You’re In” berth into the Brown Advisory Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf in Saturday’s running of the Grade 2, $250,000 Pilgrim Stakes going 1 1/16 miles on the grass at Belmont Park.
Backing an Exciting Saratoga Debut Winner as Top Pick in Frizette Stakes
Saturday’s $500,000 Frizette Stakes at Belmont Park is an important prep race in advance of the Oct. 30 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies. As a result, the Grade 1 race typically draws a quality field of promising 2-year-old fillies.
Trifecta Betting Strategy for the 2026 Alcibiades Stakes
The highly anticipated Keeneland Fall Meet gets underway Friday, and the biggest race on opening day is the $650,000 Grade 1 Darley Alcibiades Stakes.
