2023 Preakness Stakes morning-line odds, picks, post time: Racing insider offers betting strategy for Saturday's race

Horse racing's Triple Crown resumes on Saturday when the starting gate opens for the 2023 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course. In the first leg, the Kentucky Derby, 15-1 longshot Mage overcame another slow start with a powerful stretch run to win the Run for the Roses. He is the 8-5 favorite in the 2023 Preakness Stakes odds. Post time for the $1.65 million race is 7:01 p.m. ET.

With several new horses taking their shot at the Kentucky Derby winner, you'll want to see what racing insider and Beyer Speed Figure maker Bob Weir has to say before making any Preakness Stakes picks.

A member of the Beyer Speed Figure-making team who is based in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., 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. Join SportsLine here to see his 2023 Preakness Stakes picks.

Last year, he was red-hot in the Triple Crown prep races, hitting the superfecta in the Blue Grass Stakes and exactas in the Fountain of Youth Stakes and Tampa Bay Derby. He also hit the 19-1 winner of the Man o' War Stakes, the trifecta in the Pegasus World Cup, the superfecta in the Met Mile and multiple Pick 4s.

Last month, he hit the late Pick 4 at Gulfstream Park for $641 and the exacta in the Florida Derby. Five weeks ago, he nailed the Pick 5 at Keeneland and the exacta in the Lexington Stakes. Anyone who has followed him is WAY UP!

Now, Weir has handicapped the 2023 Preakness Stakes field, made his picks and constructed his bets. Join SportsLine here to get his top 2023 Preakness Stakes bets!

One surprise: Weir is high on Red Route One, even though he's a 10-1 longshot. "He's a strong candidate for the bottom of the exotics," Weir told SportsLine. Weir is including Red Route One in his 2023 Preakness Stakes bets.

Weir's top pick is a horse who should be "in position at the top of the stretch." Weir also is high on a big double-digit longshot who "could make a late run." Weir is including these horses in his 2023 Preakness Stakes bets, and so should you. You ABSOLUTELY NEED to see his picks before locking in any of your own.