2021 Breeders' Cup Classic morning-line odds, picks: Handicapping wunderkind offers bet strategy for Saturday's $6 million race

On Saturday, an elite field of nine horses will leave the starting gate in the 2021 Breeders' Cup Classic at Del Mar. Four-time Grade 1 winner Knicks Go is the 5-2 morning-line favorite in the 2021 Breeders' Cup Classic odds. Belmont Stakes winner Essential Quality, who like Knicks Go is trained by Brad Cox, is 3-1 in the 2021 Breeders' Cup Classic field. Post time is 8:40 p.m. ET. Before you make any Breeders' Cup Classic picks, you NEED to see what handicapping wunderkind Matt Bernier has to say.

Bernier is one of the country's most recognizable horse racing analysts. An on-air contributor to NBC's horse racing telecasts and the host of The Matt Bernier Show podcast, Bernier first gained renown in 2013 when, at 23 years old, he became the youngest qualifier at the time to qualify for the National Horseplayers Championship. Two of his biggest scores came in 2014. In the prestigious Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge that year Bernier finished sixth, earning $61,000 for the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance charity. Later that year he won $40,000 after winning the Aqueduct handicapping championship. Anyone who has followed him is up HUGE.

Now, Bernier has handicapped the 2021 Breeders' Cup Classic field, made his picks and constructed his bets. 

One shocker: Bernier is completely fading Knicks Go, even though he is the morning-line favorite, at 5-2! "There are real questions about his heart and will to win if he is unable to make the front," he told SportsLine. Bernier does not have Knicks Go anywhere in his wagers.

Instead, Bernier's top pick is a long shot who is peaking at the perfect time! Bernier is including this horse in his 2021 Breeders' Cup Classic bets, and so should you. You ABSOLUTELY need to see his picks before locking in any of your own.

Who wins the 2021 Breeders' Cup Classic? And which long shot is a MUST-BACK?... Join SportsLine right now to get the top 2021 Breeders' Cup Classic picks and bets, all from the handicapping wunderkind who cashed big in the Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge!