2022 Robert B. Lewis Stakes morning-line odds, picks: Well connected racing reporter and analyst offers bet strategy for Sunday's race

Trainer Bob Baffert can extend his record number of wins when he saddles two horses in the 2022 Robert B. Lewis Stakes on Sunday at Santa Anita Park. He will attempt to win this race for the 10th time with Messier and Wharton. Messier is the 6-5 morning-line favorite in the 2022 Robert B. Lewis Stakes odds, while Wharton is the 4-1 third choice in the five-horse 2022 Robert B. Lewis Stakes field. Post time is 7:12 p.m. ET.

With five inexperienced three-year-olds set to enter the starting gate on Sunday, you'll want to see what racing reporter and analyst Michelle Yu has to say before making any Robert B. Lewis picks.

Few people in racing are as connected as Yu. An on-air host and reporter who has provided racing analysis for TVG, HRTV and the Breeders' Cup, Yu has spent a lifetime in racing. Prior to her television career, she worked for trainers Steve Asmussen and Ron Moquett. She also is married to Santa Anita-based trainer Ryan Hanson.

And she has tremendous handicapping chops. In the 2011 Kentucky Derby, she correctly tabbed Animal Kingdom to win at a hefty 21-1. In the 2017 Breeders' Cup she nailed 11-1 long shot Wuheida to win the Filly and Mare Turf. Last year, in a wide-open Kentucky Derby, she gave out Medina Spirit as the winner at 12-1! And last month, her SportsLine picks hit the exacta in the Sham Stakes for $156.

Now, Yu has handicapped the 2022 Robert B. Lewis Stakes field, made her picks and constructed her bets. 

One surprise: Yu's top pick is not Messier, even though Baffert has won the race nine times. "His two-turn debut was disappointing when he settled for second," Yu told SportsLine. "At first, I wanted to say he was wide the whole way, but the winner went wider."

Instead, Yu's top pick is a horse who was "on cruise control with ears up" in his last race!" She is including this horse in her 2022 Robert B. Lewis Stakes bets, and so should you. You ABSOLUTELY need to see her picks before locking in any of your own.

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