Handicapper Noel Michaels joins broadcast team at Arlington Racecourse

Arlington International Racecourse is pleased to announce the addition of handicapper Noel Michaels to the broadcast team as Racing Analyst.

Michaels recently worked as Editor-in-Chief and contributor to American Turf Monthly Magazine in addition to consulting for the National Thoroughbred Racing Association on the National Horseplayers Championship (NHC). Michaels has previously lent his voice and analysis to major racing broadcasts including NYRA’s Talking Horses and TVG.

“We are very pleased to have Noel join the Arlington broadcast team,” said Arlington General Manager Tony Petrillo. “Noel has worked in many areas of the racing industry and we feel our guests will like his style and informative presentation.”

Michaels, a Chicagoland local from Skokie, Illinois who frequented Arlington as a youth, received his bachelor’s degree in Animal Science from the University of Arizona Race Track Industry Program in 1993. He went on to spend 10 years as a handicapper and columnist for the Daily Racing Form, during which Michaels wrote the Handicapping Contest Handbook: A Horseplayer's Guide to Handicapping, before joining Nassau County Off-Track Betting for a decade where he took on roles as Field Operations Manager and Director of Development.

Look for Michaels on-air starting this Friday, May 4 as Arlington kicks off their 71-day meet with eight races on the card. First post is 3:15 p.m.