Preakness Preview Day at Laurel Park this Saturday, April 18, will offer an interesting advance sneak peek into next month’s Preakness Stakes and supporting races.
Less than three weeks out from the 2026 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, the Road to the Kentucky Derby qualifying races are complete and the final field for the run for the roses has come into focus.
If you’ve landed on this story, you very likely have an interest in betting the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve on May 2 at Churchill Downs but either don’t know how, where, what, or who to bet. Maybe it’s a combination of all four, but we’re here to help.
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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.
Saturday’s 58th running of the$1.25 million Apple Blossom Handicap at Oaklawn Park, a “Win and You’re In” Challenge Series race for the Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff, drew a field of nine.
