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With all the spring buzz in Thoroughbred racing focused on the Triple Crown, it can be easy to overlook that the new season at Belmont at the Big A is here. The 2024 Belmont at the Big A spring-summer meet opens May 2 and continues through closing day on Sunday, July 7. The meet will be among the season’s most important race meets for both horsemen and horseplayers.

Churchill Downs players will be treated to massive pools and a variety of wagering opportunities on Kentucky Derby week beginning April 27 – opening night of the 44-day spring meet. Betting options will be plentiful, especially on Kentucky Derby Day which will feature 14 races including seven stakes. The betting menu will include five Pick 5s, five Pick 4s, and a mandatory payout in the 20-cent Derby City 6 jackpot.

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.

An overflow group of 13 horses are entered in Saturday’s Grade 3, $250,000 San Francisco Mile Stakes on the turf at Golden Gate Fields, with 12 likely to run. Four horses in the field are going for the tenth wins in their careers.

Whenever someone asks me “why should I bet on horse racing?” … my immediate response is to point to the potential for massive returns on a small investment. For me, if you want to make big money in betting and you don’t have an enormous budget, betting a trifecta in a race — especially a race like the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve — is the way to go.

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