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Legendary European jockey Frankie Dettori has won races in at least 24 different countries, an atlas of a list that includes Hungary and Trinidad and Tobago.

His résumé includes more than 500 group/graded stakes wins.

He has won the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe six times. The Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf five times. The Dubai World Cup Presented by Emirates Airline four times, and the Japan Cup three times.

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.

For Chad Brown, the Triple Crown has been an exasperating experience lately. In the last three Triple Crown races, Brown's horses finished second in two of them.

Go back to last year's Preakness Stakes where Blazing Sevens finished second for Brown. By a head.

NBC Sports will provide extensive coverage of the 149th Preakness Stakes Saturday from Baltimore’s Pimlico Race Course. The broadcast begins on CNBC with the Preakness undercard from 1:30-4:30 p.m. ET before shifting to NBC from 4:30-7:30 p.m. ET. Post time for the 1 3/16-mile Preakness, the middle jewel of the Triple Crown, is set for 7:01 p.m. ET.

After a relatively quiet Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve in terms of scratches, the bug has popped up at the Preakness Stakes. A fever knocked morning-line favorite Muth out of the second jewel of the Triple Crown on Wednesday, enhancing the chances of Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan.

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