The Ron Ellis-trained War At Sea will try to become a graded stakes winner when he leaves the starting gate in the 2022 Twilight Derby on Saturday at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. A 3-year-old son of War Front, War At Sea has three wins and four thirds in nine career starts. He has been installed as the 5-2 morning-line favorite in the 2022 Twilight Derby odds. Speaking Scout is the 3-1 second choice in the nine-horse Twilight Derby field. Post time for the race is 7:06 p.m. ET. 

With an accomplished field set to leave the starting gate, you'll want to see what astute racing reporter and analyst Michelle Yu has to say before making any 2022 Twilight Derby picks.

Few people in racing are as well-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.

Yu also 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, who crossed the finish line first, as the winner at 12-1. And in Pool 5 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager this year, she suggested a play on All Other 3-Year-Olds, which cashed at a whopping 18-1 when Rich Strike won the Derby.

Since joining SportsLine in November, her picks have cashed in the Breeders' Cup Classic, Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint, Sham Stakes, El Camino Real Derby, San Felipe Stakes, Santa Anita Handicap, Kentucky Oaks, Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes, Del Mar Oaks and American Pharoah Stakes. Anyone who has followed her is way up.

Now, Yu has handicapped the 2022 Twilight Derby field, given her horse-by-horse analysis, made her picks and constructed her wagers.

One surprise: Yu is high on Perfect Flight, a 6-1 longshot. "However he has turf form to lean on, including a solid runner-up effort in the La Jolla in which he was on the rail and got beat by Cabo Spirit, who had all the momentum on the outside," she says. Yu is using Perfect Flight prominently in her wagers.

Moreover, Yu's top pick is a horse who has a "fantastic turn of foot." She also is high on a double-digit longshot who "is easy to root for." She is including these horses in her 2022 Twilight Derby bets, and so should you. You ABSOLUTELY need to see her picks before locking in any of your own.

So who wins the 2022 Twilight Derby? What longshot is a MUST-BACK? What does Yu think of every horse in the race? And how has she constructed her wagers? ... Join SportsLine right now to get Michelle Yu's 2022 Twilight Derby horse-by-horse analysis and picks, all from the insider who nailed the top two finishers in June's Belmont Stakes!