The $1.25 million Grade 2 Rebel Stakes Sunday at Oaklawn Park drew a full field of 14 horses with “Road to the Derby” qualifying points on the line and a hefty payday awaiting the winning connections.
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.
Prep season for the 151st Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve is well underway, and we’re now at the point where there’s an important prep race held nearly every weekend offering qualifying points to top finishers for a spot in the first leg of the Triple Crown May 3 at Churchill Downs.
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