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Noel’s Weekend Winners: Florida Derby and Arkansas Derby Selections

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.

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Bombs Away With Borel: A $218 Shocker in 1993 Arkansas Derby

Hall of Fame jockey Calvin Borel has engineered his share of upsets on the big stage, perhaps most famously guiding Mine That Bird to a stunning, rail-skimming 50.60-1 score in the slop in the 2009 Kentucky Derby.

Borel’s win aboard Rockamundo in the 1993 Arkansas Derby must rank right up there with the biggest shockers ever on the Kentucky Derby trail.

“We understand that anyone that reads the [Daily Racing Form] would’ve thought we were crazy to run this horse,” owner Gary West on Rockamundo’s participation in the 1993 Arkansas Derby.

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Power Rankings: A Tiztastic Louisiana Derby Winner Joins Top 10 Derby Contenders List

Each week, members of the national media vote on the nation's top contenders on the Triple Crown trail in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Top Thoroughbred Poll.

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Which Upset Candidate Can Deny the Two Favorites in the 2025 Florida Derby?

The Grade 1, $1 million Curlin Florida Derby presented by Hill 'n' Dale Farms at Xalapa Saturday at Gulfstream Park offers the winner 100 points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby and guarantees a spot in the starting gate in Louisville on the fir

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Byron King’s Derby Dozen for March 26

BloodHorse news editor Byron King presents his Derby Dozen with a review of leading contenders for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve on May 3.

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