2022 Rebel Stakes morning-line odds, picks: Racing insider offers bet strategy for Saturday's race

Eleven three-year-olds will try to take a step towards the Kentucky Derby when they leave the starting gate in the 2022 Rebel Stakes on Saturday. The Bob Baffert-trained Newgrange is the 9-5 morning-line favorite in the 2022 Rebel Stakes odds, but he is ineligible to earn Derby qualification points because of Baffert being barred from the Kentucky Derby. Post time for the $1 million Rebel Stakes is 6:22 p.m. ET. 

Before you make any Rebel Stakes 2022 picks or bets, you NEED to see the latest picks from racing insider and Beyer Speed Figure maker Bob Weir. 

A Saratoga Springs-based racing insider and Beyer Speed Figure maker, Weir has constructed his wagers in his analysis below. A two-time qualifier for the prestigious National Horseplayers Championship in Las Vegas, Weir 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. Last month, he nailed the trifecta in the Pegasus World Cup.

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

One surprise: Weir's top pick is not Newgrange, even though he is a formidable 9-5 favorite on the morning line. "The last race did not get the pulse racing," Weir told SportsLine.

Weir's top pick is a long shot who is poised to make waves on Saturday, sending his backers straight to the pay window! Weir is including this horse in his 2022 Rebel Stakes bets, and so should you. You ABSOLUTELY need to see his picks before locking in any of your own.

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