The lead in the race to be champion 3-year-old will be on the line on Saturday when the starting gate opens in the 2024 Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Entering the final leg of the Triple Crown, Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan is ranked No. 1 in the NTRA Top Three-Year-Old Poll. Blue Grass Stakes winner Sierra Leone is No. 2, while Preakness Stakes winner Seize the Grey is No. 3. All three are set to run in the Belmont Stakes. Sierra Leone has been installed as the 9-5 morning-line favorite in the 2024 Belmont Stakes odds. The talented but lightly raced Mindframe (7-2), Mystik Dan (5-1) and Seize the Grey (8-1) round out the top four choices among the 10 Belmont Stakes horses. Post time is 6:41 p.m. ET. 

With an accomplished field set to enter the starting gate on Saturday, you need to see what CBS Sports analyst Tim Doyle has to say before making any 2024 Belmont Stakes picks, considering he crushed the Belmont last year. Join SportsLine here to get his full breakdown!

The 41-year-old Doyle has been betting horses since he was 12, having grown up less than 20 miles from both Belmont Park and Aqueduct Racetrack in New York. He prefers to play multirace wagers, from doubles to Pick 6s. And in 2020, he had the biggest score of his life, hitting a $150,000 Pick 5 at Oaklawn Park.

During last year's Triple Crown Doyle was on fire. He correctly called 15-1 longshot Mage to win the Kentucky Derby and 8-1 longshot Arcangelo to win the Belmont Stakes.

"I love the puzzle of handicapping," Doyle says. "It's like trying to solve a crime." Join SportsLine here to see what he's picking for the Belmont Stakes!

For Saturday, Doyle has handicapped the 2024 Belmont Stakes field, made his picks and constructed his bets.

One surprise: Doyle is fading Sierra Leone, even though he is the favorite at 9-5. Another curveball: He is high on Seize the Grey, even though he's an 8-1 longshot. "Mystik Dan had every opportunity to run this horse down in Baltimore; instead Seize the Grey took off, winning convincingly," Doyle told SportsLine. Doyle is using Seize the Grey prominently in his 2024 Belmont Stakes betting strategy. See whom else to pick and avoid here!

Moreover, Doyle's top pick is a horse who will "benefit" from his post position. He's also high on a double-digit longshot who made a "big move" in his last start. He is including these horses in his 2024 Belmont Stakes bets, and so should you. You ABSOLUTELY need to see his picks before locking in any of your own.

Who wins the Belmont Stakes? Which double-digit longshot is a must-back? And how has Doyle constructed his wagers? ... Join SportsLine right now to get Tim Doyle's 2024 Belmont Stakes picks, all from the analyst who nailed last year's longshot Belmont Stakes winner at 8-1!