2024 Churchill Downs morning line odds: Racing insider gives picks for the middle Pick 5 for Friday, May 3

Friday is Kentucky Oaks day at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., and the middle Pick 5 begins with the La Troienne Stakes at 12:43 p.m. ET and ends with the Eight Belles Stakes. Before you make any picks, you NEED to know how Saratoga Springs-based racing insider and Beyer Speed Figure maker Bob Weir has handicapped the sequence.

A member of the Beyer Speed Figure-making team since 2017, 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 and an $18,000 Pick 5 at Tampa Bay Downs five weeks ago.

In April of last 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 were just some of his scores for SportsLine from 2023.

For Kentucky Oaks Friday, Weir has handicapped the middle Pick 5 at Churchill Downs, made his picks and constructed his tickets.

We can tell you that Weir is high on Denim and Pearls, a 3-1 shot in the Eight Belles Stakes, the final leg of the Pick 5. "She's now 3-for-3 around one turn and looks tough," Weir told SportsLine. Denim and Pearls Rebecca is Weir's top pick in the Eight Belles Stakes and the only A horse on his Pick 5 tickets.

In addition, Weir is high on a double-digit longshot on Friday. He says this longshot is "worth looking at" and could spice up the Pick 5. Weir is including this longshot on his tickets, and so should you. You NEED to see Weir's analysis before making any Pick 5 selections.

So which double-digit longshot can win? And how has Weir constructed his Pick 5 tickets? ... Join SportsLine now to get Pick 5 selections at Churchill Downs for Kentucky Oaks Friday, all from the horse racing insider who has had multiple five-figure days at the track and just hit an $18,000 payday!