Letruska, the reigning champion older female, will try to repeat when she leaves the starting gate in the 2022 Apple Blossom Handicap on Saturday at Oaklawn Park. She squares off against Ce Ce, who won last year's Eclipse award as the champion female sprinter. Letruska is the 7-5 morning-line favorite in the 2022 Apple Blossom Handicap odds, while Ce Ce is the 2-1 second choice in the five-horse 2022 Apple Blossom field. Post time for the Apple Blossom is 3:18 p.m. ET. 

With very little separating the top two contenders on Saturday, you'll want to see what racing insider and Beyer Speed Figure maker Bob Weir has to say before making any Apple Blossom picks.

A Saratoga Springs-based racing insider and Beyer Speed Figure maker, 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. Last year he was 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, with the Tampa Bay score returning $1,414. Those were just some of his scores in 2021.

This year, he has hit the superfecta in the Blue Grass Stakes ($1,678), the trifecta in the Pegasus World Cup, Louisiana Derby and the Jenny Wiley Stakes, the exacta in the Fountain of Youth Stakes and Tampa Bay Derby ($660) and multiple Pick 4s, among other scores. 

Now, Weir has handicapped the 2022 Apple Blossom Handicap field, made his picks and constructed his bets.

One surprise: Weir's top pick is not Letruska, even though she is arguably the most accomplished horse in the field! "She's now a six-year-old; at some point there could be some regression," Weir told SportsLine.

Weir's top pick is a horse who could be "poised for a big season." Weir is including this horse in his 2022 Apple Blossom Handicap bets and exotics, and so should you. You ABSOLUTELY need to see his picks before locking in any of your own!

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