Author: Noel Michaels

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 …

By Noel Michaels Yes, the Southwest Stakes (G3) will take place on Saturday, and hopes are high that early Kentucky Derby (G1) favorite Essential Quality will have a smooth and successful 3-year-old debut. The Southwest …

US Racing Looks Back: 2020 Fountain of Youth Betting Odds During 2021, US Racing will look back at some of the stories from our contributors, ranging from handicapping columns, features, and race recaps. Fountain Of …

By Noel Michaels Another round of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager is complete and with 10 weeks to go until the first Saturday in May we have an even clearer picture as to where …

By Noel Michaels Now that the calendar has flipped to February, we have truly entered the prime portion of the Gulfstream Park meet with racing elevating to its highest level of the year in South …

By Noel Michaels Now that the calendar has flipped to February, we have truly entered the prime portion of the Gulfstream Park meet with racing elevating to its highest level of the year in South …

By Noel Michaels The Oaklawn Park meet is off and running, and already key jockey and trainer trends have become clear one week into the season. Of course, the usual leaders, trainer Steve Asmussen and …

By Noel Michaels Some of the country’s top winter dirt racing is ready to return to the Midwest with the opening of the Oaklawn Park meet on Friday (Jan. 22). Oaklawn Park boasts big fields, …

By Noel Michaels It’s Cal Cup Day at Santa Anita, with a quintet of stakes races for state breds on Saturday with purses ranging from $150,000 to $200,000. Among the races is California’s only Sunshine …

By Noel Michaels The first Kentucky Derby prep races of the season, including the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1), are in the books. And with a small gap from now until the next round of prep …

By Noel Michaels Nearly a month into the Gulfstream Park’s Champion’s Meet, it’s become apparent that the inside post(s) are performing exceptionally well – on dirt and on the turf. Horseplayers take note, please, because …

By Noel Michaels The year 2020 will go down as one of the strangest in thoroughbred racing, with no fans in attendance most of the year, many tracks closed for significant amounts of time, and …

By Noel Michaels The year 2020 will go down as one of the strangest in thoroughbred racing, with no fans in attendance most of the year, many tracks closed for significant amounts of time, and …

By Noel Michaels Gulfstream Park is the epicenter of horse racing during the winter months, and another exceptional and challenging South Florida has been underway over these past two weeks. As always, Gulfstream offers bettors …

By Noel Michaels Yes, the winter racing season is upon us, and the best winter race meet is ready to roll at Gulfstream Park, with the 2020-21 Champions meet opening Wednesday (Dec. 2). The Gulfstream …