Belmont Stakes winner Essential Quality can become the first horse to win both the Breeders' Cup Juvenile and Breeders' Cup Classic when the starting gate opens in the 2021 Breeders' Cup Classic on Saturday at Del Mar. Trained by Brad Cox, Essential Quality won the Juvenile last year en route to earning champion 2-year-old honors. This year, he's the 3-1 second choice in the 2021 Breeders' Cup Classic odds. His stablemate, Knicks Go, is the 5-2 morning-line favorite in the nine-horse Breeders' Cup Classic 2021 field. Post time is 8:40 p.m. ET. 

Before you make any Breeders' Cup Classic picks or bets, you NEED to see the latest picks from racing insider Bob Weir.

A Saratoga Springs-based Beyer Speed Figure maker, Weir has studied the Breeders' Cup Classic and constructed his wagers in his analysis below. A two-time qualifier for the prestigious National Horseplayers Championship in Las Vegas, Weir has produced multiple five-figure days at the track over the years, including a $60,000 Pick 6 at Del Mar in 2014. This year, he has been on fire. He hit the exacta in the Sam F. Davis Stakes, Tampa Bay Derby and Peter Pan Stakes, the trifecta in the Risen Star Stakes, Blue Grass Stakes and Pennsylvania Derby and the superfecta in the Belmont Stakes. Anyone who has followed him is up HUGE.

This year's Classic features an elite field. Seven of the nine horses already have won a Grade 1 race. Six of the nine already have earned more than $1 million in their careers. The race also has brought together a slew of horses with early speed. At least four horses -- Knicks Go, Medina Spirit, Art Collector and Hot Rod Charlie -- like to race on or near the lead.

While a slew of horses could hit the board in the 2021 Breeders' Cup Classic, Weir is confident in an exclusive group, isolating them for his trifectas and superfectas! He's also including a double-digit long shot on his tickets! You ABSOLUTELY need to see his picks before locking in any of your own!

Who wins the 2021 Breeders' Cup Classic? Which double-digit long shot is a must-back? And how has Weir constructed his wagers? ... Join SportsLine right now to get Bob Weir's Breeders' Cup Classic bets and see which long shots contend, all from the expert who's on the Beyer figure-making team!