The undefeated Flightline can solidify his reputation as one of the best horses in decades when he leaves the starting gate in the 2022 Breeders' Cup Classic on Saturday, Nov. 5 at Keeneland Race Course. A $1 million purchase three years ago, Flightline has won his five career races by a combined 62 ¾ lengths. Flightline is the 3-5 favorite in the 2022 Breeders' Cup Classic odds. Travers Stakes winner Epicenter is 5-1 in the eight-horse 2022 Breeders' Cup Classic field, while four-time Grade 1 winner Life Is Good is 6-1 and longshot Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike is 20-1. Post time for the $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic 2022 is 5:40 p.m. ET. 

With a highly accomplished field set to leave the starting gate, you'll want to see what astute racing reporter and analyst Michelle Yu has to say before making any 2022 Breeders' Cup Classic 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.

Yu also has tremendous handicapping chops. In the 2011 Kentucky Derby, she correctly tabbed Animal Kingdom to win at a hefty 21-1. In the 2017 Breeders' Cup, she nailed 11-1 long shot Wuheida to win the Filly and Mare Turf. Last year, in a wide-open Kentucky Derby, she gave out Medina Spirit, who crossed the finish line first, as the winner at 12-1. In last year's Breeders' Cup Classic, she hit the Knicks Go-Medina Spirit exacta for $260.80. And in Pool 5 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager this year, she suggested a play on All Other 3-Year-Olds, which cashed at a whopping 18-1 when Rich Strike won the Derby. 

Since joining SportsLine in November, her picks have cashed in the Breeders' Cup Classic, Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint, Sham Stakes, El Camino Real Derby, San Felipe Stakes, Santa Anita Handicap, Kentucky Oaks, Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes, Del Mar Oaks and American Pharoah Stakes. Anyone who has followed her is WAY UP. 

Now, Yu has handicapped the 2022 Breeders' Cup Classic field, given her horse-by-horse analysis, made her picks and constructed her wagers.

One surprise: Yu is completely fading Life Is Good, even though he's one of the top favorites at 6-1! The last time he ran 12 furlongs he finished fourth in the Dubai World Cup. "That was his only try at this classic distance, and it remains his worst career performance," Yu told SportsLine.

Moreover, Yu's top choice is a horse who is coming off a "freaky" performance. She also is high on a double-digit longshot coming off a "gritty" effort! She is including these horses in her 2022 Breeders' Cup Classic bets, and so should you. You ABSOLUTELY need to see her picks before locking in any of your own.

So who wins the 2022 Breeders' Cup Classic? And which double-digit longshot is a MUST-BACK? ... Join SportsLine right now to get Michelle Yu's 2022 Breeders' Cup Classic horse-by-horse analysis and picks, all from the insider who nailed the exacta in last year's Breeders' Cup Classic!