The Chad Brown-trained Carl Spackler will look to go into the Breeders' Cup on a roll when he leaves the starting gate in the 2024 Coolmore Turf Mile on Saturday at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Ky. Carl Spackler has won five of his last six races. He already is among the favorites for the Breeders' Cup Mile next month at Del Mar. For Saturday, Carl Spackler has been installed as the 2-1 morning-line favorite in the 2024 Coolmore Turf Mile odds. The Cherie DeVaux-trained More Than Looks is the 3-1 second choice among the nine Coolmore Turf Mile horses. Post time for the $1.3 million race is 5:48 p.m. ET.

With several accomplished horses set to enter the starting gate on Saturday, you'll want to see what SportsLine writer Gene Menez has to say before making any Coolmore Turf Mile picks or horse racing predictions. Join SportsLine here to get his full Coolmore Turf Mile picks.

A former reporter and editor at Sports Illustrated, Menez covered an array of sports, including horse racing, for the magazine and its website for almost 14 years. Between 2010 and 2012, he served as SI's handicapper for the Triple Crown races and correctly predicted Super Saver to win the Kentucky Derby in 2010.

In 2015, while writing for Sports on Earth, Menez accurately gave out the Kentucky Derby superfecta (American Pharoah, Firing Line, Dortmund and Frosted), which paid $1,268.20 for $2. Then in 2017, he tweeted out his Kentucky Derby picks, including Always Dreaming to win, and hit the Pick 4, which paid almost $6,900 on a $1 bet. Join SportsLine right here to see his 2024 Pennsylvania Derby picks.

In a span of seven races last year for SportsLine, he cashed the winner of the Lecomte Stakes, the exacta in the Southwest Stakes, the winner of the Holy Bull Stakes, the winner of the Sam F. Davis Stakes, and the trifecta in the Jenny Wiley Stakes. In May, Menez gave out 18-1 Mystik Dan as a live longshot in the Kentucky Derby. In June he nailed Trikari to win the Belmont Derby Invitational Stakes, and last month he hit the exacta in the Franklin-Simpson Stakes.

Now, Menez has looked at the 2024 Coolmore Turf Mile, made his picks and formulated his bets. Join SportsLine here to see them.

We can tell you that Menez is completely tossing Carl Spackler, even though he is the 2-1 favorite. "I'm going to fade Carl Spackler, who got a perfect trip in the Fourstardave," Menez told SportsLine. "There's no guarantee he'll get that same trip on Saturday." Menez is not using Carl Spackler on any wagers. 

Instead, Menez's top pick is a horse who is coming off "a terrific race." He is including this horse in his wagers, and so should you. You absolutely need to see which horses they are before making any 2024 Coolmore Turf Mile picks of your own.

So what horse wins the 2024 Coolmore Turf Mile? And how has Menez constructed his wagers? ... Join SportsLine now to get the top 2024 Coolmore Turf Mile picks and bets, all from the expert who gave out 18-1 Mystik Dan as a live longshot in the Kentucky Derby!