Some of the country's top turf sprinters square off when the starting gate opens in the 2023 Twin Spires Turf Sprint on Saturday at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. The Christophe Clement-trained Big Invasion is the 7-2 favorite in the Twin Spires Turf Sprint odds. The Wesley Ward-trained Arrest Me Red is the 4-1 second choice in the 14-horse field. Post time is 1:56 p.m. ET.

With a wide-open field set to enter the starting gate on Saturday, you'll want to see what SportsLine writer Gene Menez has to say before making any Twin Spires Turf Sprint picks considering his mastery of this year's races. Join SportsLine here to get his full Kentucky Derby picks and start winning!

A former reporter and editor at Sports Illustrated, Menez covered an array of sports, including horse racing, for the magazine and its website for almost 14 years. Between 2010 and 2012, he served as SI's handicapper for the Triple Crown races and correctly predicted Super Saver to win the Kentucky Derby in 2010.

In 2015, while writing for Sports on Earth, Menez accurately gave out the Kentucky Derby superfecta, which paid $1,268.20. Then in 2017, he tweeted out his Kentucky Derby picks, including Always Dreaming to win, and hit the Pick 4, which paid almost $6,900. Join SportsLine right here to see his shocking 2023 Kentucky Derby picks!

In his last seven races for SportsLine, he has cashed the winner of the Lecomte Stakes, the exacta in the Southwest Stakes, the winner of the Holy Bull Stakes, the winner of the Sam F. Davis Stakes, the place horse of the Rebel Stakes, and the trifecta in the Jenny Wiley Stakes! Anyone who has followed him is WAY UP!

Now, Menez has handicapped the 2023 Twin Spires Turf Sprint field, made his picks and formulated his bets. Join SportsLine here to see them!

We can tell you that Menez is high on Nothing Better, who is 5-1 on the morning line. "I like that he's cutting back to 5 1/2 furlongs, where he has five wins in 11 starts," Menez told SportsLine. Menez is using Nothing Better prominently in his wagers.

However Menez's top pick is a horse who "should be even better" than he was in his last start. Menez also is high on a "sneaky" longshot. He is including these horses in his wagers, and so should you. You ABSOLUTELY NEED to see which horses they are before making any 2023 Twin Spires Turf Sprint picks of your own!

So who wins the 2023 Twin Spires Turf Sprint? What longshot is a must-back? And how has Menez constructed his wagers? ... Join SportsLine now to get the top 2023 Twin Spires Turf Sprint picks and bets, all from the expert who has nailed six of his last seven races!