Noel Michaels is a handicapper and tournament-play pioneer, who also writes a weekly "Weekend Winners" blog for America's Best Racing with a focus on key stakes races at marquee tracks.
The New York Racing Association has canceled the remainder of the nine-race card Jan. 17 at Aqueduct Racetrack following race 4 due to inclement weather in the New York City area affecting track conditions.
Ciaron Maher again proved himself an exceptional trainer of juveniles when exciting colt Unit Five, a son of Widden Stud sire Supido, claimed the Magic Millions 2YO Classic Jan. 17 at the Gold Coast.
A tsunami of litigation has flowed from the creation of so-called prediction markets that compete with horse racing for gambling dollars. Dozens of court cases are tasked with deciding exactly what those markets are and how they should be regulated.
In this week's On Racing, Jay Hovdey looks at the inaugural California Cup day, headlined by the California Cup Classic Handicap won by My Sonny Boy for trainer Bill Spawr.
Ted Noffey, the 2025 Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) winner who is expected to be honored next week as the Eclipse Award-winning champion 2-year-old male of 2025, is back on the work tab for the first time as a 3-year-old.
A deep catalog headlined by elite breeding prospects has been unveiled for the Inglis Digital Australia January Online Sale, with 461 lots offered in Inglis' first digital auction of the year.