Saturday is Whitney Stakes day at Saratoga Race Course. The main event is one of 14 races on a massive afternoon of racing in upstate New York, and the program is one of the best assembled anywhere in the country to this point in the year.
The $1 million Whitney Stakes, a Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” Challenge Series race for the Longines Classic, drew a star-studded field of eight with $32,792,424 in combined lifetime earnings.
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.
Seven horses will vie for a “Win and You’re In” berth to the FanDuel Breeders' Cup Mile presented by Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund in Saturday’s $750,000 Fourstardave Stakes, a one mile on Grade 1 turf race 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.
