The $400,000, Grade 1 Matriarch Stakes Dec. 4 is the closing-day marquee event for Del Mar’s Bing Crosby meet before the Southern California circuit shifts briefly to several days of dirt-only racing at Los Alamitos and then picks up momentum again in late December at Santa Anita Park. The Matriarch,Continue Reading
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. Noel’s selections have beenContinue Reading
There is a risk-reward element to betting races with 2-year-olds, and especially 2-year-old fillies, that makes them at times frustrating but also very appealing when looking for a nice score. Juvenile races feature mostly lightly raced runners capable of showing significant improvement, either by the natural maturation process or aContinue Reading
Past Kentucky Derby winners Pleasant Colony, Go for Gin, and Thunder Gulch … Preakness Stakes winners Pleasant Colony and Pine Bluff … Belmont Stakes victors Thunder Gulch and Mo Donegal … Since 1980, the Grade 2 Remsen Stakes at Aqueduct has been won by a bevy of top-class horses, includingContinue Reading
November 30, 2022 Gossip, Rumors & Buzz Jason Koon will try to derail the Phil Hellmuth hype train on December 7 when the two pros clash in a High Stakes Duel showdown worth $1.6 million. Phil Hellmuth and Jason Koon will play heads-up for $1.6 million in the fifth roundContinue Reading
by Chris Lomon/Woodbine|11.27.2022|1:19am Renegade Rebel, with Rafael Hernandez up, wins the G3 Mazarine for juvenile fillies Renegade Rebel broke on top, showed the way throughout, and had just enough left in the tank to take top prize in the $150,900 Mazarine Stakes (G3) Saturday at Woodbine. The 1 1/16-mile mainContinue Reading
In general, 2-year-old stakes are a barometer of the future. The Gracde 2 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes fits that description, and then some. Since it’s a 2-year-old strakes at Churchill Downs, not only does it provide some valuable qualifying points for the 2023 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, it also givesContinue Reading
The Road to the Longines Kentucky Oaks is making an important stop at Churchill Downs for Saturday’s running of the $400,000 Grade 2 Golden Rod Stakes. Held over the same track as the Kentucky Oaks, the Golden Rod is a 1 1/16-mile contest open to two-year-old fillies. The race dates allContinue Reading
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. Noel’s selections have beenContinue Reading
The $400,000, Grade 2 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes Saturday at Churchill Downs is a very important race for 2-year-old males on the early Road to the 2023 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve and could give us a number of top horses to watch next spring as they begin theirContinue Reading