Author: Noel Michaels

By Noel Michaels The Saratoga racing season attracts the best horses and horsemen, not only from New York but from everywhere. Trainers from many circuits point their best horses to Saratoga, and the competition for …

The Del Mar Summer meet opens on Friday, July 16, and runs through Labor Day, Sept. 6. Our usracing.com contributor Noel Michaels looks at some of the track trends that can help make your days …

The Saratoga racing meet opens on Thursday, July 15, for a 40-day run through Labor Day, Sept. 6. Our usracing.com contributor Noel Michaels looks at some of the track trends that can help make your …

By Noel Michaels Some of the better stakes races over the Fourth of July weekend are set for the Summit of Speed at Gulfstream Park on Saturday. Both of Gulfstream’s premier summer features – the …

By Noel Michaels You may have noticed that Gulfstream Park has scaled down its racing days from four days a week to three, Friday-through-Sunday, and it will stay that way through August. Why the shorter …

By Noel Michaels The 2021 Monmouth Park summer race meet is rolling along amid quite the buzz these days, but perhaps for all the wrong reasons. While the focus should be on the quality racing …

Handicapping The Belmont Stakes Undercard By Noel Michaels There’s plenty of top-quality races leading up to the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (G1) on Saturday, so mind your bankroll as you wager on seven other Grade …

By Noel Michaels Betting the favorite in the Belmont Stakes (G1) has not been such a successful wager in recent history. Discounting the 2020 Belmont, run as the first race of the Triple Crown and …

By Noel Michaels The Belmont Stakes (G1) is a few weeks away so there’s more attention on Belmont Park now than at almost any other time of the year. This is the best part of …

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 …