2022 Lexington Stakes morning-line odds, horses, field: Louisville-based racing analyst releases full leaderboard, top picks for Kentucky Derby prep

The road to the 2022 Kentucky Derby concludes on Saturday when 11 3-year-olds leave the starting gate in the 2022 Lexington Stakes at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Ky. The Brad Cox-trained Tawny Port has been installed as the 5-2 morning-line favorite in the Lexington Stakes odds. The Kelly Breen-trained In Due Time is the 3-1 second choice in the Lexington Stakes field, while the Todd Pletcher-trained Major General is the 4-1 third choice. Post time for the $400,000 race is 5:16 p.m. ET. 

With very little separating the top three choices on Saturday, you'll want to hear what Louisville, Ky.,-based racing guru Jody Demling has to say before making any 2022 Lexington Stakes picks.

A fixture in the horse racing world who has been writing about, talking about and betting on races for years, Demling enters the Lexington Stakes after hitting the exacta in the Wood Memorial last week. Last year he hit the exacta, trifecta and superfecta in the Belmont Stakes. And two years ago, he had a hot five-race stretch in which he correctly selected the winner of the Saudi Cup, Gotham Stakes, Rebel Stakes, Louisiana Derby and Florida Derby.

For the 2022 Lexington Stakes, we can tell you Demling's top pick is not Tawny Port, even though he is the 5-2 morning-line favorite. "Trainer Brad Cox hardly ever sends a horse back to the races in 20 days or fewer from the last start," he says. "It has happened just seven times in five years, and he hasn't won a race." Demling prefers two horses over Tawny Port in his 2022 Lexington Stakes picks.

Instead, Demling's top pick is a horse who is "talented and drawn well." Demling also is high on a big double-digit horse who is a "live long shot." Demling is including these horses in his exactas, trifectas and superfectas, and so should you. You ABSOLUTELY need to see his picks before locking in any of your own.

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