2022 Woody Stephens Stakes morning-line odds, picks: Racing insider offers betting strategy for Saturday's race featuring Jack Christopher

The undefeated Jack Christopher will try to go a perfect 4-for-4 when he leaves the starting gate in the 2022 Woody Stephens Stakes on Saturday at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. Trained by Chad Brown, Jack Christopher returned from a seven-month layoff to win the Pat Day Mile on the Kentucky Derby undercard. He has been installed as the formidable 1-2 morning-line favorite in the Woody Stephens odds. The Todd Pletcher-trained Wit is the 7-2 second choice, while the Steve Asmussen-trained Morello is the 9-2 third choice in the six-horse field. Post time for the seven-furlong race is 2:22 p.m. ET. 

With an accomplished field set to enter 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 Woody Stephens picks. Join here to see his 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 the Triple Crown 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 19-1 winner of the Man o' War Stakes, the trifecta in the Pegasus World Cup and multiple Pick 4s, including May 14's at Belmont for $1,851. Anyone who has followed him is way up.

Now, he has handicapped the 2022 Woody Stephens lineup, made his picks and constructed his bets. Join here to see them now!

One surprise: Weir is high on Morello, the third shot on the morning line, at 9-2. "He has been given some time to recover and is back to the seven-furlong distance that fits him perfectly," Weir tells SportsLine. He is using Morello prominently in his wagers.

Weir's top pick is a horse who "will be forwardly placed." Weir also is high on a long shot who "may have another step forward in him." Weir is including these horses in his 2022 Woody Stephens bets, and so should you. You ABSOLUTELY need to see his picks before locking in any of your own!

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