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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Ten Fun Facts About the 2026 Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series
Every year, the road to the Breeders’ Cup World Championships starts months before with a series of qualifying races that are known as the Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series.
Point Dume Gets the Edge Over Bishops Bay in Salvator Mile
The $150,000, Grade 3 Salvator Mile Stakes Saturday at Monmouth Park drew a field of nine, led by $2.5 million earner Bishops Bay.
Curlin: What it Takes to Win Horse of the Year Twice
Just about the only thing Curlin did not do in his fabulous racing career was end “The Curse of Apollo.” A horse who did not race at 2 had not won the Kentucky Derby since the aforementioned Apollo all the way back in 1882, and Curlin gave it the old college try to end the jinx that Triple Crown winner Justify eventually halted in 2018. Curlin made his debut on Feb. 3, 2003 and then ran third three months later in the Kentucky Derby.
