2023 American Turf morning-line odds, picks, post time: Racing insider offers betting strategy for Saturday's race

The country's best 3-year-old turf horses square off when the starting gate opens in the 2023 American Turf on Saturday at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. The Todd Pletcher-trained Major Dude has been installed as the 5-2 morning-line favorite in the 2023 American Turf odds. Carl Spackler is the 3-1 second choice in the 14-horse American Turf field. Post time is 3:40 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 2023 American Turf picks.

A member of the Beyer Speed Figure-making team who is based in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., 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 red-hot in the Triple Crown prep races, hitting the superfecta in the Blue Grass Stakes and exactas in the Fountain of Youth Stakes and Tampa Bay Derby. He also hit the 19-1 winner of the Man o' War Stakes, the trifecta in the Pegasus World Cup, the superfecta in the Met Mile and multiple Pick 4s, including May 14's at Belmont for $1,851.

Five weeks ago, he hit the late Pick 4 at Gulfstream Park and the exacta in the Florida Derby. Three weeks ago, he nailed the Pick 5 at Keeneland and the exacta in the Lexington Stakes.

For Saturday, Weir has handicapped the 2023 American Turf field, made his picks and constructed his bets.

One surprise: Weir is completely fading Major Dude, the 5-1 morning-line favorite.

Instead, Weir's top pick is a horse who "should get first run." He's also high on a "pace player" who is a double-digit longshot. Weir is including these horses in his 2023 American Turf bets, and so should you. You ABSOLUTELY need to see his picks before locking in any of your own!

What horse will win the American Turf 2023? What double-digit longshot is a must-back? And how has Weir constructed his wagers? ... Join SportsLine right now to get the top 2023 American Turf picks, all from the racing insider who has crushed the Kentucky Derby prep races!