Nest and Secret Oath renew their budding rivalry on Saturday when the starting gate opens in the 2022 Alabama Stakes at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. In May, Secret Oath beat Nest in the Kentucky Oaks. But last month Nest took Round 2 with a victory over Secret Oath in the Coaching Club American Oaks. Nest has been installed as the formidable 1-2 morning-line favorite in the Alabama Stakes odds. The Chad Brown-trained Gerrymander is the 7-2 second choice in the seven-horse Alabama field, while Secret Oath is the 4-1 third choice. Post time is 5:35 p.m. ET.
With an accomplished field set to enter the starting gate on Saturday, you'll want to see what racing insider and Beyer Speed Figure maker Bob Weir has to say before making any Alabama Stakes picks.
A Saratoga Springs-based racing insider and Beyer Speed Figure maker, Weir is a two-time qualifier for the prestigious National Horseplayers Championship in Las Vegas. He has produced multiple five-figure days at the track over the years, including a $60,000 Pick 6 at Del Mar in 2014. Last year, he was on fire. He hit the exacta in the Sam F. Davis Stakes, Tampa Bay Derby and Peter Pan Stakes, the trifecta in the Risen Star Stakes, Blue Grass Stakes and Pennsylvania Derby and the superfecta in the Belmont Stakes.
This year, he has been red-hot in the Triple Crown prep races, hitting the superfecta in the Blue Grass Stakes, the trifecta in the Louisiana Derby and exactas in the Fountain of Youth Stakes and Tampa Bay Derby. He also has hit the 19-1 winner of the Man o' War Stakes, the trifecta in the Pegasus World Cup, the superfecta in the Met Mile and multiple Pick 4s, including May 14's at Belmont for $1,851. Anyone who has followed him is way up.
Now, Weir has handicapped the 2022 Alabama field, made his picks and constructed his bets.
One surprise: Weir is fading Secret Oath, the third choice on the morning line, at 4-1. "I feel as if this filly could be going the wrong way," he says. Weir prefers two horses over Secret Oath.
Instead, Weir's top pick is a horse who "seemingly improves with every start." He also is high on a double-digit longshot who was "a little disappointing" in her last race. Weir is including these horses in his 2022 Alabama bets, and so should you. You ABSOLUTELY need to see his picks before locking in any of your own!
Who will win the Alabama Stakes 2022? What double-digit longshot is a MUST-BACK? And how has Weir constructed his wagers? ... Join SportsLine right now to get the top 2022 Alabama Stakes picks all from the racing insider who has been red-hot this year!
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