Some of the country's top female sprinters square off when the starting gate opens in the Derby City Distaff 2022 on Saturday at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. The Brad Cox-trained Just One Time is the 3-1 morning-line favorite in the 2022 Derby City Distaff odds. Four of the other six horses are 5-1 or less in the wide-open 2022 Derby City Distaff field. Post time is 2:48 p.m. ET.

Before making any Derby City Distaff picks, you'll want to hear what SportsLine writer Gene Menez has to say.

A former reporter and editor at Sports Illustrated, Menez covered an array of sports, including horse racing, for the magazine and its website for almost 14 years. Between 2010 and 2012, he served as SI's handicapper for the Triple Crown races and correctly predicted Super Saver to win the Kentucky Derby in 2010. In 2015, while writing for Sports on Earth, Menez accurately gave out the superfecta (American Pharoah, Firing Line, Dortmund and Frosted), which paid $1,268.20 for $2. Then in 2017, he tweeted out his Kentucky Derby picks, including Always Dreaming to win, and hit the Pick 4, which paid almost $6,900 on a $1 bet.

Now, Menez has handicapped the field for the Derby City Distaff, made his picks and formulated his bets.

We can tell you that he is high on Kimari, who is 9-2 on the morning line. "She has a big shot, and if the track turns up sloppy on Saturday, I will upgrade this daughter of Munnings," he says. Menez is using Kimari prominently on his tickets.

But his top pick is one of the longest shots in the field who is sitting on a "big effort." Menez is including this horse in his wagers, and so should you. You NEED to see which horse it is before making any picks of your own.

So what long shot wins the 2022 Derby City Distaff on Saturday? What other horses must be backed? And how has Menez structured his wagers? ... Join SportsLine now to get Derby City Distaff picks and wagers, all from the insider who once cashed for $6,900 on Kentucky Derby Saturday!