Morning line odds: Racing writer has picks, bets for the Cross Country Pick 5 for Saturday, Aug. 14

Saturday's Cross Country Pick 5 features three stakes races from Arlington Park and two from Saratoga Race Course. The sequence begins at 5:39 p.m. ET with the Saratoga Special and ends with the Mister D. Stakes at Arlington Park. Before making any Cross Country Pick 5 picks, you'll want to hear what SportsLine writer Gene Menez has to say.

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 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.

Now, Menez has handicapped the Cross Country Pick 5, made his picks and formulated his bets.

We can tell you that Menez is high on Domestic Spending, the 6-5 favorite in the Mister D. Stakes, the final leg of the Cross Country Pick 5. "Domestic Spending is arguably the best turf horse in the country, having won four straight races, including three Grade 1s," Menez tells SportsLine. Domestic Spending is Menez's top pick in the Mister D. Stakes and an A horse on his Pick 5 tickets.

In addition, Menez's top pick in one of the races is a double-digit long shot! Menez says this horse "will be a great price" and could spice up the Cross Country Pick 5. Menez is using this long shot on his tickets, and so should you. You NEED to see his analysis before making any Cross Country Pick 5 selections.

So which double-digit long shot can win? And how has Menez constructed his Pick 5 tickets? ... Join SportsLine now to get the Cross Country Pick 5 selections for Saturday, all from the racing writer who once cashed for $6,900 on Kentucky Derby day!