2026 Met Mile odds, horses, field: Racing insider offers best bets, top picks for Saturday's race

Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile winner Nysos will try to win for the eighth time in 10 starts when he leaves the starting gate in the loaded 2026 Met Mile on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course in upstate New York. Trained by Bob Baffert, Nysos is coming off a second place effort to Forever Young in the Saudi Cup. For Saturday Nysos has been installed as the 9-5 morning-line favorite in the 2026 Met Mile odds. Journalism (5-2), Knightsbridge (7-2), Antiquarian (6-1) and Saudi Crown (8-1) round out the top five choices in the seven-horse Met Mile field. 

With several talented horses set to leave the starting gate, you NEED to see what racing reporter and insider Michelle Yu, who's in upstate New York to cover the race, has to say before making any 2026 Met Mile picks.

Few people in racing are as well-connected as Yu. An on-air host and reporter who has provided racing analysis for TVG, HRTV and the Breeders' Cup, Yu has spent a lifetime in racing. Prior to her television career, she worked for trainers Steve Asmussen and Ron Moquett. She also is married to Santa Anita-based trainer Ryan Hanson.

She started off 2025 by correctly going all-in on Citizen Bull to win the Robert B. Lewis Stakes, and she also predicted Forever Young's win in the Saudi Cup, Journalism's win in the San Felipe Stakes, Sandman's win in the Arkansas Derby and Mindframe's win in the Churchill Downs Stakes. She also hit the exacta in the 2025 Kentucky Derby.

In March she nailed the Renegade-Silent Tactic-Taptastic trifecta in the Arkansas Derby. And on the Kentucky Derby undercard, she smashed two races: Crude Velocity's win in the Pat Day Mile and Stark Contrast's win in the American Turf.

For the 2026 Met Mile, Yu has made her picks and constructed her bets. One surprise: She is completely fading Knightsbridge, even though he is the 7-2 third choice.

Instead, Yu is high on a big longshot who is an "up-and-comer." She is including this horse in her 2026 Met Mile bets, and so should you. You ABSOLUTELY NEED to see her picks before locking in any of your own.

So which horse wins the 2026 Met Mile? What longshot is a must-back? And how has Yu constructed her wagers? ... Join SportsLine right now to get Michelle Yu's 2026 Met Mile picks and bets, all from the racing insider!

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