Noel Michaels’ Weekend Winners offers expert horse racing picks and betting insights, featuring selections designed to help bettors make informed wagers. Michaels, a veteran handicapper with widespread media presence, highlights key races and provides beginner-friendly tools such as betting guides, terminology explanations, speed figure breakdowns, and a gambling calculator to assist new fans in navigating horse race betting confidently.

For the upcoming Saturday card at Churchill Downs, Michaels spotlights two races: a $50,000 claiming race (Race 9) and the $300,000 Grade 3 Commonwealth Turf Stakes (Race 10). He recommends betting on #9 Timing Difference to win Race 9, with #8 Good Lord and #10 Colonel Caliente as exacta and trifecta companions, and keying Timing Difference in a daily double with several contenders in the Commonwealth Turf. In the Turf Stakes, the favorite is #2 Troubleshooting, with strong contenders #3 Montador and #6 Mansetti as key challengers. Michaels advises playing these three in exacta and trifecta bets, highlighting the competitive and intriguing nature of the field.