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Bowling Green, Saratoga Race Course, horse racing, America's Best Racing, ABR

Noel’s Weekend Winners: Saratoga Saturday Spotlight on Late Double

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.

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Prairie Meadows, 2026 Cornhusker Handicap, Cornishman, Gigante, Iowa Derby Day

A Significant Value Play for the 2026 Prairie Meadows Cornhusker Handicap

The $300,000 Grade 3 Prairie Meadows Cornhusker Handicap is one of the highlights of Iowa Derby Day Saturday at Prairie Meadows, a card that features four stakes races.

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Indiana Derby, Horseshoe Indianapolis, America's Best Racing, ABR, horse racing, Triple Crown

A Trifecta Strategy for Betting the 2026 Indiana Derby

Trainer Brad Cox knows what it takes to win the $300,000, Grade 3 Indiana Derby at Horseshoe Indianapolis. He’s won three of the last six editions of the 1 1/16-mile race with Shared Sense (2020), Verifying (2023), and Dragoon Guard (2024).

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Saratoga Race Course, America‘s Best Racing Sunday Selections, Noel Michaels handicapping

ABR Sunday Selections: Full-Card Picks for Opening Sunday at Saratoga

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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Saratoga Race Course, Todd Pletcher, Irad Ortiz Jr., America's Best Racing, ABR, horse racing, Triple Crown

Top Trainers, Jockeys for the 2026 Saratoga Meet and the Best Spots to Bet Them

The Saratoga Race Course summer racing season attracts the best horses and horsemen, not only from New York but from everywhere. Trainers from many circuits point their best horses to Saratoga, and the competition for winners is stiffer at “The Spa” than it is anywhere else.

Which trainers and jockeys will lead the way and make hay for handicappers at the 2026 Saratoga summer meet? Let’s take a closer look.

Saratoga’s Top Trainers

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