Author: Noel Michaels

Handicapping The 2021 Preakness Stakes Undercard By Noel Michaels Preakness Day is back to the third Saturday in May, and a big betting day is in the making starting off with the opening race – …

Handicapping The 2021 Preakness Stakes Undercard By Noel Michaels Preakness Day is back to the third Saturday in May, and a big betting day is in the making starting off with the opening race – …

Handicapping The 2021Preakness Stakes Undercard   By Noel Michaels   Preakness Day is back to the third Saturday in May, and a big betting day is in the making starting off with the opening race …

By Noel Michaels Arlington Racecourse in the suburbs of Chicago has begun what’s likely to be the track’s final season, which would mark the end of this landmark spot in racing since its opening in …

The Churchill Downs spring meet wastes no time, with two of the most anticipated days of racing and wagering taking place right off the bat with Kentucky Oaks 2021 Day on Friday (April 30) followed …

The Churchill Downs spring meet is back on schedule, set for opening day on Saturday (April 24). Upon opening, the iconic track will become one of horse racing’s top simulcast signals. Churchill’s live racing will …

With all the horse racing hubbub focused on the upcoming Kentucky Derby (G1), it would be easy to overlook the start of the Belmont Park spring/summer meet. But here it is … opening Thursday (April …

Another big weekend of stakes races is set, topped by the matchup of champions Monomoy Girl and Swiss Skydiver in the $1 million Apple Blossom Handicap (G1) at Oaklawn Park on Saturday. Oaklawn’s Saturday card …

By Noel Michaels You know the Kentucky Derby is close now that racing has returned to Keeneland for the Spring Meet, which opened last weekend and runs through April 23 before shifting to Churchill Downs …

By Noel Michaels The $12 million Dubai World Cup (G1) may be the main attraction on Saturday, but there’s plenty of betting opportunities on the undercard at Meydan Racecourse. Among the races leading up to …

By Noel Michaels It’s Florida Derby Day, with a stakes-loaded, 14-race card set for Gulfstream Park on Saturday. The $750,000 Florida Derby (G1) is the main event as it’s a key step on the road …

Before 2020, very few simulcasts paid much attention to Will Rogers Downs and Fonner Park, but that all changed during the COVID-19 lockdowns last spring. That’s when most racetracks almost everywhere were forced to close. …

By Noel Michaels There is a five-way battle royal atop the Santa Anita trainer standings that should continue for the rest of the season, which still has two months to go. Through mid-March, the action …

The current round of 50-20-10-5 Kentucky Derby-point prep races comes to an end on Saturday with the $1 million Rebel Stakes (G2) at Oaklawn Park. This key step on the road to the Derby …

By Noel Michaels Cheers to a great day of winning wagers at The Great Race Place on Saturday. It’s Big ‘Cap Day at Santa Anita with a mandatory Pick 6 payout that kicks off with …