2021 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint morning-line odds, picks: Well connected racing reporter and analyst offers bet strategy for Saturday's $1 million race

Glass Slippers will try to repeat as the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint champion when the starting gate opens in the 2021 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint on Saturday at Del Mar in Del Mar, Calif. The Wesley Ward-trained Golden Pal is the 7-2 morning-line favorite in the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint odds. Glass Slippers is the co-fourth choice, at 6-1. Post time is 3:40 p.m. ET. Before you make any Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint picks, you NEED to see what racing reporter and analyst Michelle Yu has to say.

Few people in racing are as 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.

And she has tremendous handicapping chops. In the 2011 Kentucky Derby, she correctly tabbed Animal Kingdom to win at a hefty 21-1. In the 2017 Breeders' Cup she nailed 11-1 long shot Wuheida to win the Filly and Mare Turf. And earlier this year, in a wide-open Kentucky Derby, she gave out Medina Spirit as the winner at 12-1.

Now, Yu has handicapped the 2021 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint field, made her picks and constructed her bets. 

One shocker: Yu is completely tossing Gear Jockey, who is the co-second choice on the morning line, at 5-1. "He rarely wins races back-to-back, and he is coming off a victory, so I will have to pass," Yu told SportsLine. Yu does not have Gear Jockey on any of her tickets.

Instead, Yu is high on a double-digit long shot who "looks great at Del Mar." She also is high on another long shot who "should be a really nice price." Yu is including these horses in her 2021 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint bets, and so should you. You ABSOLUTELY need to see her picks before locking in any of your own.

What double-digit long shot in the 2021 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint does Yu like? What other long shot is a MUST-BACK? And how has Yu constructed her wagers?... Join SportsLine right now to get the top 2021 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint picks and bets, all from the well connected racing reporter who has routinely nailed double-digit winners!