2024 Fair Grounds Race Course morning line odds: Racing insider gives picks for the late Pick 4 for Saturday, Feb. 17

Saturday is Risen Star Stakes day at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, and the late Pick 4 begins with the Mineshaft Stakes at 5:50 p.m. ET and ends with the Risen Star 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, 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.

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 the Pick 4 at Belmont for $555. Those were just some of his scores from 2023.

For Saturday, Weir has handicapped the late Pick 4 at Fair Grounds, made his picks and constructed his tickets.

We can tell you that Weir is high on Best Actor, the 3-1 favorite in the Mineshaft Stakes, the opening leg of the Pick 4. "Best Actor is the potential lone speed and also one of the more consistent horses," Weir told SportsLine. Best Actor is Weir's top pick in the Mineshaft Stakes and the only horse from the race on his Pick 4 tickets.

In addition, Weir is high on a double-digit longshot on Saturday. Weir says this longshot has "a shot late" and could spice up the Pick 4. Weir is including this longshot on his tickets, and so should you. You NEED to see Weir's analysis before making any Pick 4 selections.

So which double-digit longshot can win? And how has Weir constructed his Pick 4 tickets? ... Join SportsLine now to get Pick 4 selections at Fair Grounds Race Course for Saturday, all from the racing insider who has produced multiple five-figure days at the track!