The Roger Attfield-trained Shirl's Speight will try to go a perfect 4-for-4 this year when he leaves the starting gate in the 2022 Turf Classic on Saturday at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. Fresh off a victory in the Maker's Mark Mile, Shirl's Speight is the 3-1 morning-line favorite in the 2022 Turf Classic odds. Four other 2022 Old Forester Turf Classic horses are 5-1 or shorter. Post time is 5:27 p.m. ET. 

With a large and accomplished field set to leave 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 2022 Turf Classic 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 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 trifecta in the Pegasus World Cup and multiple Pick 4s, among other scores. Anyone who has followed him is way up.

Now, Weir has handicapped the 2022 Turf Classic field, made his picks and constructed his bets.

One surprise: Weir is completely tossing the morning-line favorite Shirl's Speight. "He now has to come back and stretch out to his longest distance ever on just three week's rest," Weir says. Weir is not using Shirl's Speight in any wagers.

Weir's top pick is a horse who needs to stay "in touch with the field." He also is high on a long shot who "should be a fair price." Weir is including these horses in his 2022 Turf Classic bets, and so should you. You ABSOLUTELY need to see his picks before locking in any of your own!

What horse wins the 2022 Turf Classic? What long shot is a must-back? And how has Weir constructed his wagers? ... Join SportsLine right now to get the top 2022 Turf Classic picks and wagers, all from the racing insider who has nailed the Pegasus World Cup, Tampa Bay Derby, Louisiana Derby and Blue Grass Stakes this year!