2022 Blue Grass Stakes morning-line odds, picks: Racing insider offers bet strategy for Saturday's Kentucky Derby prep race

The Ken McPeek-trained Smile Happy can establish himself as the favorite for the 2022 Kentucky Derby when he leaves the starting gate in the 2022 Blue Grass Stakes on Saturday at Keeneland Race Course. Smile Happy is the 9-5 favorite in the 2022 Blue Grass Stakes odds. The Chad Brown-trained Zandon is 5-2 in the 12-horse 2022 Blue Grass Stakes field, while the Todd Pletcher-trained Emmanuel is 9-2. Post time for the $1 million Blue Grass Stakes is 5:10 p.m. ET. 

With a large 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 Blue Grass 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 hit the trifecta in the Pegasus World Cup and Louisiana Derby, the exacta in the Fountain of Youth Stakes and Tampa Bay Derby and multiple Pick 4s, among other scores.

Now, Weir has handicapped the 2022 Blue Grass Stakes field, made his picks and constructed his bets.

One surprise: Weir is high on Grantham, even though he's one of the longest shots in the field at 20-1. "Grantham will likely be sent early from the extreme outside and could get a decent spot into the first turn with several on his inside expected to take back," he told SportsLine. Weir will be including Grantham prominently on his Blue Grass Stakes 2022 bets.

Moreover, Weir's top pick is a horse who "must be respected." He also is high on a big double-digit long who "is eligible to improve at a decent price." Weir is including these horses in his 2022 Blue Grass Stakes bets and exotics, and so should you. You ABSOLUTELY need to see his picks before locking in any of your own!

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