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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.

For the 10th 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 2026 Triple Crown and then continuing through the 2026 Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Keeneland. The handicappers face off in what we like to call the “Big-Race Showdown.”

A field of seven is set for the 102nd running of the $1.25 million, Grade 1 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes on the first Saturday of Keeneland Race Course’s Spring Meet. First run in 1911 at Kentucky Association Racetrack in Lexington and continuing in 1937 at Keeneland following a 10-year interval, the Blue Grass Stakes has produced 23

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.

It’s opening weekend at Keeneland! When we last left Lexington, it was after a fall meet that perplexed handicappers with one big price after another. As we come back for the spring, we’ll try to find a few prices on Friday and Saturday that could provide significant boosts to the bankroll. The aim is to provide horses that are 6-1 or greater on the morning line.

Let’s take a look …

FRIDAY, APRIL 3

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