2023 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup morning-line odds, picks, post time: Racing insider offers betting strategy for Saturday's race

Five Europe-based 3-year-old fillies will take on seven U.S.-based fillies when the starting gate opens in the 2023 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup on Saturday at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Ky. Mawj, who is trained by Saeed bin Suroor, has been installed as the 2-1 morning-line favorite in the 2023 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup odds. Elusive Princess is the 3-1 second choice in the 12-horse Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup field, while Lindy is 6-1. Post time for the $600,000 race is 5:16 p.m. ET. 

With several accomplished horses set to enter the starting gate on Saturday, you'll want to see what Saratoga Springs-based racing insider and Beyer Speed Figure maker Bob Weir has to say before making any Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup picks.

A member of the Beyer Speed Figure-making team, 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 for $1,678 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.

In April of this year, he hit a Pick 4 at Gulfstream Park for $641, the exacta in the Florida Derby, a Pick 5 at Keeneland and the exacta in the Lexington Stakes. He smashed the trifecta in the Belmont Stakes for $532.96, and later in June, he crushed a Pick 4 at Belmont for $555. Those are just some of his scores this year. 

Now, Weir has handicapped the 2023 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup field, made his picks and constructed his bets.

One surprise: Weir is high on Sounds of Heaven, even though she is an 8-1 longshot. "She backed up in her last start in France over a soft course, but the Ascot race makes her a player at what could be a fair price," Weir told SportsLine. Weir is including Sounds of Heaven in his wagers.

Moreover, Weir's top pick is a horse who's coming off a "nice" effort in her last start. He also is high on a double-digit longshot who is "getting better at the right time." Weir is including these horses in his 2023 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup bets, and so should you. You ABSOLUTELY NEED to see his picks before locking in any of your own.

Who wins the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup? What double-digit longshot is a must-back? And how has Weir constructed his wagers? ... Join SportsLine right now to get the top 2023 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup picks, all from a top racing insider and member of the Beyer figure-making team who crushed the trifecta in the Belmont Stakes!