2023 Woody Stephens odds, horses, field: Well connected reporter offers best bets for Saturday's race

The Shug McGaughey-trained General Jim will try to win his third straight graded stakes race when he leaves the starting gate in the 2023 Woody Stephens Stakes on Saturday at Belmont Park outside New York City. This son of Into Mischief has won the Swale Stakes and Pat Day Mile in his last two starts. For Saturday he has been installed as the lukewarm 7-2 favorite in the Woody Stephens odds. The Bob Baffert-trained Arabian Lion is the 4-1 second choice in the wide-open Woody Stephens field. Post time is 3:42 p.m. ET. 

With several accomplished horses set to enter the starting gate on Saturday, you'll want to see what astute racing reporter and analyst Michelle Yu has to say before making any Woody Stephens picks. Join SportsLine here to see whom she's picking!

Few people in racing are as well-connected as Yu. An on-air host and reporter who has provided racing analysis for TVG, HRTV and the Breeders' Cup, Yu has spent a lifetime in racing. Prior to her television career, she worked for trainers Steve Asmussen and Ron Moquett. She also is married to Santa Anita-based trainer Ryan Hanson.

Yu also has tremendous handicapping chops. In a wide-open Kentucky Derby in 2021, she gave out Medina Spirit, who crossed the finish line first, as the winner at 12-1. In Pool 5 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager last year, she suggested a play on All Other 3-Year-Olds, which cashed at a whopping 18-1 when Rich Strike won the Derby.

Since the end of February, she has crushed the Saudi Cup, riding a 15-1 winner, nailed Derma Sotogake to win the UAE Derby and hit the exacta in the Santa Anita Derby. In the last three weeks, she has been red-hot. She hit the exacta in the Preakness Stakes and Hollywood Gold Cup and had both the winner and exacta in the Summertime Oaks.

For Saturday, Yu has handicapped the 2023 Woody Stephens horses, made her picks and constructed her bets. Join SportsLine here to see them!

One surprise: Yu is high on Victory Formation, even though he's a 10-1 longshot. "With the exception of a lackluster effort when drawn wide in the Risen Star Stakes, this Brad Cox trainee has been pretty consistent," Yu told SportsLine. She is using Victory Formation prominently in her 2023 Woody Stephens bets.

Moreover, Yu's top pick is a double-digit longshot who "took the overland route" in his last race. She is including this horse in her 2023 Woody Stephens bets, and so should you. You ABSOLUTELY need to see her picks before locking in any of your own.

So what double-digit longshot wins the 2023 Woody Stephens Stakes? And how has Yu constructed her wagers? ... Join SportsLine right now to get Michelle Yu's 2023 Woody Stephens picks, all from the insider who nailed the Preakness Stakes and has been red-hot the last three weeks!