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Live racing returns to Fair Grounds on Nov. 20 as the New Orleans racetrack hosts its 154th season. The 2025-26 meet will encompass 70 race days through March 22 and will offer racing fans and handicappers some of the best wagering to be found during the winter season. For those planning to visit, the track will unveil a renovated paddock for the 2025-26 meet as well as a new lounge overlooking the paddock and several other upgraded amenities including in the winner’s circle.

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.

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.

The $300,000, Grade 3 Chilukki Stakes Presented by Resolute Racing at Churchill Downs is the third race on the track’s Nov. 15 card, which also features the 27th running of the Claiming Crown in races four through 11. A field of seven fillies and mares are set to line up for the Chilukki, contested at one mile on the dirt.

Churchill Downs’ November meet continues to hum along as the track’s Thanksgiving holiday weekend wind-down approaches, and Saturday’s card will showcase the often-overlooked day-to-day grinders of the sport in the 2025 Claiming Crown series.

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