The Northeast's top three-year-olds will square off for a chance to run in the Kentucky Derby when the starting gate opens in the 2022 Gotham Stakes on Saturday at Aqueduct Racetrack. The Steve Asmussen-trained Morello is the 3-1 morning-line favorite in the 2022 Gotham Stakes odds. The Todd Pletcher-trained Dean's List is 7-2 in the 10-horse Gotham Stakes 2022 field. Post time for the $300,000 race is 5:27 p.m. ET. 

Before locking in any picks for any of the 2022 Kentucky Derby prep races, you NEED to see what Louisville, Ky.,-based horse racing guru Jody Demling has to say.

A fixture in the horse racing world who has been writing about, talking about and betting on races for years, Demling nailed the winner of the Gotham Stakes two years ago when he correctly picked Mischevious Alex. That selection came during a hot six-race stretch in which Demling correctly selected the winner of the Saudi Cup, Gotham Stakes, Rebel Stakes, Louisiana Derby, Florida Derby and Belmont Stakes.

And last year, he hit the exacta, trifecta and superfecta in the Belmont Stakes. Anyone who has followed his lead on these races is WAY UP.

For the 2022 Gotham Stakes, we can tell you Demling is low on the chances of Dean's List, even though he's one of the top favorites. "I will say he will be on the lead and then not last in the end," Demling told SportsLine. Demling has three horses ranked ahead of Dean's List. 

Instead, Demling's top pick is a horse whose "talent was on full display in his last race." Demling also is high on a long shot who "will be right there the whole time" on Saturday! Demling is including these horses in his exactas, trifectas and superfectas, and so should you. You NEED to see his picks before locking in any of your own.

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