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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 Showdown.”

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.

Some international flavor and intrigue could be added to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve on Saturday when a field of 11 squares off in Dubai in the $1 million United Arab Emirates Derby at Meydan Racecourse on the Dubai World Cup undercard.

The road to the 2024 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve makes its final stop in the Sunshine State Saturday evening when the 73rd running of the Curlin Florida Derby Presented by Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms at Xalapa will be held at

BloodHorse news editor Byron King presents his Derby Dozen with a look at his leading contenders for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve on May 4.

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