The $1 million, Grade 1 Whitney Stakes Saturday at Saratoga Race Course continues to garner some of the best Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic division horses year after year, and 2025 is undoubtedly no exception.
An excellent field was entered for Saturday’s $750,000, Grade 1 FanDuel Fourstardave Stakes at Saratoga Race Course, a one-mile grass race awarding a “Win and You’re In” berth to the Nov. 1 Grade 1 FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Mile presented by Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund.
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 ninth 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 2025 Triple Crown and then continuing through the 2025 Breeders’ Cup World Championships. The handicappers face off in what we like to call the “Big-Race Showdown.”
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.
