The Bob Baffert-trained Faiza can stake her claim as the best three-year-old filly in the country when she leaves the starting gate in the 2023 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes on Friday at Pimlico Race Course. A $725,000 purchase last year, Faiza is a perfect 5-for-5 in her career. Faiza is the 7-5 favorite in the 2023 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes odds. Merlazza is 6-1 in the nine-horse 2023 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes field. Pate, Frosty O Toole, and Miracle all scratched. Post time for the $300,000 race is 5:44 p.m. ET.

With several lightly raced horses entering the starting gate on Friday, you'll want to see what racing insider and Beyer Speed Figure maker Bob Weir has to say before making any Black-Eyed Susan 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 Black-Eyed Susan 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 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 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes field, made his picks and constructed his bets. Join SportsLine here to get his top 2023 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes bets!

One surprise: Weir is high on Sacred Wish, even though she is a 10-1 longshot. "I'm expecting a better effort in her second start routing," Weir told SportsLine. Weir is including Sacred Wish in his 2023 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes bets.

Weir is also high on a big double-digit longshot who is coming off "her best race yet." Weir is including this horse in his 2023 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes bets, and so should you. You ABSOLUTELY NEED to see his picks before locking in any of your own.

What horse will win the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes 2023? Which double-digit longshot is a must-back? And how has Weir constructed his wagers? ... Join SportsLine right now to get the top 2023 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes picks, all from the racing insider on Beyer's figure-making team!