2023 Breeders' Cup odds, horses, field: Santa Anita-based insider offers best bets for Friday and Saturday

The most exciting two days in horse racing takes place on Friday and Saturday when the 2023 Breeders' Cup holds 14 championship races at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. Some of the headliners over the two days include Tamara (Juvenile Filles), Cody's Wish (Dirt Mile), Goodnight Olive (Filly & Mare Sprint) and Elite Power (Sprint). The first Breeders' Cup race on Friday is the Juvenile Turf Sprint at 5 p.m. ET. On Saturday, the first race is the Dirt Mile at 2:30 p.m.

With some of the best horses in the world set to enter the starting gate over the two days, you'll want to see what Santa Anita-based racing reporter and analyst Michelle Yu has to say before making any Breeders' Cup picks. Join SportsLine here to see who she's picking!

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 a wide-open Kentucky Derby in 2021, she gave out Medina Spirit, who crossed the finish line first, as the winner at 12-1. In Pool 5 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager last 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 the end of February, she has crushed the Saudi Cup, riding a 15-1 winner, nailed Derma Sotogake to win the UAE Derby and hit the exacta in the Santa Anita Derby. She has hit the exacta in the Preakness Stakes and Hollywood Gold Cup and had both the winner and exacta in the Summertime Oaks and the Prince of Wales's Stakes. And in July, she smashed the Haskell Stakes for a $663 score, hitting 12-1 winner Geaux Rocket Ride as well as the exacta.

Now, Yu has handicapped the 2023 Breeders' Cup horses, made her picks and constructed her bets. Join SportsLine here to see them!

We can tell you that Yu is high on the chances of Songline, the 5-2 favorite in the Mile on Saturday. "This Japanese import has notched Group 1s in two of her last three starts, and the mile is a fantastic trip for her," Yu told SportsLine. Songline is Yu's top pick in the mile and a prominent horse in her wagers. 

Moreover, Yu is high on a massive double-digit longshot on Friday. This horse "worked a stunner at Santa Anita" and is a "bomb" who could pull off an enormous upset. She is including this horse in her 2023 Breeders' Cup bets, and so should you. You ABSOLUTELY need to see her picks before locking in any of your own.

So what massive double-digit longshot on Friday is a must-back? And what are Yu's best bets over the two days? ... Join SportsLine right now to get Michelle Yu's 2023 Breeders' Cup best bets, all from the Santa Anita-based insider who has been red-hot all year!