Where to Watch/Listen: Horse Racing Coverage for Dec. 9-11

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 been featured just about everywhere horse…

For the eighth year in a row, America's Best Racing is challenging some of the brightest minds in horse betting to come up with their top three picks for key races every weekend leading up to the 2024 Triple Crown and then continuing through the 2024 Breeders' Cup World Championships. The handicappers face off in what we like to call the "Big-Race…

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 been featured just about everywhere horse…

The 2023-2024 racing season begins at Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort in Hot Springs today. It will be a busy opening weekend at the track, with 10 races scheduled both today and Saturday. Gates open at 11 a.m., and post time for today's first race is at 12:30 p.m., with trainer Steve Assmussen's 3-year-old gelding State School Smart an early betting…

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 been featured just about everywhere horse…

ARCADIA, Calif. (CNS) -- The two-day Breeders' Cup World Championships conclude Saturday at Santa Anita Park with nine races, including the $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic with Arabian Knight the 3-1 morning line favorite. The Bob Baffert-trained 3-year-old colt began his career 364 days ago with a 7 1/4-length victory in the opening race on the…

ARCADIA, Calif. - The two-day Breeders' Cup World Championships concluded Saturday at Santa Anita Park with nine races, including the $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic with Arabian Knight the 3-1 morning line favorite. The Bob Baffert-trained 3-year-old colt began his career nearly a year ago with a 7 1/4-length victory in the opening race on the…

HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS -When COVID cases first appeared in March 2020, St. Louis businessman Louis Cella knew his family's casino and racetrack in Hot Springs, Arkansas, drew at least 10000 people daily during its racing season. Then-Gov. Asa Hutchinson was considering how to use the state's power to contain the spread of a deadly new virus. Cella…

One of the most anticipated events for horse racing fans and bettors is right around the corner, as the countdown is on for the Breeders' Cup World Championships set for Friday, Nov. 3, and Saturday, Nov. 4, at Santa Anita Park. The Breeders' Cup celebrates its 40 anniversary this year, and the 14-race program has attracted an absolutely stellar…

For the seventh year in a row, America's Best Racing is challenging some of the brightest minds in horse betting to come up with their top three picks for key races every weekend leading up to the 2023 Triple Crown and then continuing through the 2023 Breeders' Cup World Championships. The handicappers face off in what we like to call the "Big Race…

For the seventh year in a row, America's Best Racing is challenging some of the brightest minds in horse betting to come up with their top three picks for key races every weekend leading up to the 2023 Triple Crown and then continuing through the 2023 Breeders' Cup World Championships. The handicappers face off in what we like to call the "Big Race…

The 56th running of the $1 million TVG.com Haskell Stakes is set for Saturday at Monmouth Park, and a trio of win contenders includes Kentucky Derby winner Mage. The 1 1/8 mile "War at the Shore" headlines the biggest day of racing on the Jersey shore and includes four other graded stakes races leading into the Grade 1 Haskell. Two Grade 1 races…

For the seventh year in a row, America's Best Racing is challenging some of the brightest minds in horse betting to come up with their top three picks for key races every weekend leading up to the 2023 Triple Crown and then continuing through the 2023 Breeders' Cup World Championships. The handicappers face off in what we like to call the "Big Race…

Friday's race recap from Aqueduct: (All odds US) Replays of Friday's races from Aqueduct can be found here: Aqueduct: Race 1: 1st@ 1.55/1 - BEST BET🔥🔥 Race 2: 4th@ 5.00/1 Race 7: 3rd@ 20.00/1 A nice to return to Aqueduct! With a winning start as our BEST BET. Randomized went to the lead and never looked back at an overlaid 3/2. In Race 2, My…

Oaklawn's road to the Kentucky Oaks draws to a close Saturday, April 1, with the Fantasy Stakes (G3). The 1 1/16 mile race drew a field of 10 sophomore fillies to compete for a $600000 purse and 100-40-30-20-10 Road to the Kentucky Oaks points for the first five horses across the wire. It is the final race in Oaklawn's three-race Kentucky Oaks prep…

This upcoming late week and weekend in North American horse racing promises to be the quietest of 2023 so far. There are no qualifying points races for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve on the schedule - which will not be the case for every subsequent weekend through April 15 - and only two graded stakes races on tap, both Saturday,…

Sports bettors are convening in Las Vegas the next two weekends for wall to wall college basketball betting on conference tournaments and March Madness. The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) decided to join them March 10-12 for the 24th annual National Horseplayers Championship (NHC). The newly rebranded Horseshoe Las Vegas (formerly…

The Road to the Kentucky Derby in Arkansas continues Saturday, February 25, with the Rebel Stakes (G2). The 1 1/16-mile race over the Oaklawn dirt drew a field of 11 to compete for rich spoils: a $1 million purse and 50-20-15-10-5 Road to the Kentucky Derby points for the top five finishers. It is the third points race in Oaklawn's series: preceded…

For the seventh year in a row, America's Best Racing is challenging some of the brightest minds in horse betting to come up with their top three picks for key races every weekend leading up to the 2023 Triple Crown and then continuing through the 2023 Breeders' Cup World Championships. The handicappers face off in what we like to call the "Big Race…

Horse racing gamblers are you looking for 2023 Southwest Stakes Free Pick & Handicapping Odds…plus some predictions? Need some advice on who to take? The 2023 Southwest Stakes is set for January 28 at Oaklawn Racing in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Here's a preview of our top contenders. Race: Southwest Stakes Purse: $750000 Track: Oaklawn Racing Casino…

The nation's newest wager premieres this Saturday and Sunday when the Coast-to-Coast Pick Five ties together races from Gulfstream and Santa Anita. The $1 pick five bet will be offered each weekend in January, February, March and April and has a low 15% takeout. Races selected for the weekly wagers will be announced each Wednesday (for Saturday)…

Arkansas' iconic Oaklawn Park, literally situated within a National Park, kicks off its biggest season ever Friday and runs 68 dates through Kentucky Derby Day on May 6. A track record 45 stakes races will be offered and total nearly $14 million purses alone. Friday's opening day feature will be the $150000 Advent Stakes, a 5-1/2 furlong dash for…

For the sixth year in a row, America's Best Racing is challenging some of the brightest minds in horse betting to come up with their top three picks for key races every weekend leading up to the 2022 Triple Crown and then continuing through the 2022 Breeders' Cup World Championships. The handicappers face off in what we like to call the "Big Race…

The first Saturday in May arrives this weekend and the racing world turns its eyes toward … Hot Springs! These are strange days, indeed. Oaklawn Park will offer two $500000 divisions of the Arkansas Derby (G1) in place of the traditional Run for the Roses. As most fans know, the Kentucky Derby (G1) has been rescheduled for Sept. 5. On the…