2025 Saratoga Race Course morning line odds: Racing writer gives Pick 3 selections for July 12

World class horse racing takes place at Saratoga Race Course in upstate New York, and on Saturday the late Pick 3 begins with Race 10 at 5:36 p.m. ET and ends with Race 12. Before you make any picks, you NEED to know how SportsLine writer Gene Menez has handicapped the sequence, considering the roll he has been on since November.

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 (American Pharoah, Firing Line, Dortmund and Frosted), which paid $1,268.20 for $2. 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 on a $1 bet. In May of last year, Menez gave out 18-1 Mystik Dan as a live longshot in the Kentucky Derby.

Menez has been on a roll since November. He crushed the late Pick 4 on Breeders' Cup Saturday for a $5,303 windfall. He nailed the winner, trifecta and superfecta in the Florida Derby for a $529.60 score and the winner and trifecta in the Blue Grass Stakes for a $761.96 jackpot. Hit the late Pick 4 on Kentucky Oaks day for $915.48. And in the Kentucky Derby, he hammered the exacta and trifecta for a $1,045 payout.

In addition, in June Menez earned a spot in November's Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge, arguably the most prestigious handicapping tournament in the country.

For Saturday, Menez has handicapped the Pick 3 at Saratoga, made his picks and constructed his tickets.

We can tell you that Menez is high on Illuminare, an 8-1 longshot in Race 10, the opening leg of the Pick 3. "Illuminare makes his first start in more than six months but is 2-for-2 at the distance and has won at this distance at Saratoga," Menez told SportsLine. Illuminare is Menez's top pick in the race and an A horse on his tickets.

In addition, Menez is high on another longshot on Saturday. This horse gets back on its "preferred surface" on Saturday and could spice up the payouts. Menez is including this horse on his tickets, and so should you. You NEED to see Menez's analysis before making any selections.

So which big longshot can win? And how has Menez constructed his tickets? ... Join SportsLine now to get selections at Saratoga for Saturday, all from the horse racing writer who has been on a roll since November.