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2024 Wood Memorial morning-line odds, picks, post time: Racing insider offers betting strategy for Saturday's Kentucky Derby prep race

Beyer Speed Figure maker Bob Weir has made his picks for Saturday's important 3-year-old Kentucky Derby prep race at Aqueduct Racetrack in New York

By@SportsLineUpdated: Apr 06, 2024 2:09PM UTC . 3 min read

Two spots in the Kentucky Derby will be on the line when 13 horses leave the starting gate in the 2024 Wood Memorial on Saturday at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, N.Y. Deterministic, who already has 50 Derby qualifying points, is the 7-5 favorite in the 2024 Wood Memorial odds. The Todd Pletcher-trained Tuscan Sky is 4-1 in the 2024 Wood Memorial field, while the Bill Mott-trained Resilience is the 6-1 third choice. The 2024 Wood Memorial post time is 4:07 p.m. ET. Lord Miles won the Wood Memorial last year as a 58-1 longshot.

With several lightly raced 3-year-olds set to enter the starting gate on Saturday, you'll want to see what racing insider and Beyer Speed Figure maker Bob Weir has to say before making any Wood Memorial picks.

A member of the Beyer Speed Figure-making team since 2017, 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.

In April of last year, he hit a Pick 4 at Gulfstream Park for $641, the exacta in the Florida Derby, a Pick 5 at Keeneland and the exacta in the Lexington Stakes. He smashed the trifecta in the Belmont Stakes for $532.96, and later in June he crushed a Pick 4 at Belmont for $555. Those were just some of his scores from 2023.

Now, Weir has handicapped the 2024 Wood Memorial field, made his picks and constructed his bets.

One surprise: Weir is high on the chances of Resilience, even though he's a 6-1 longshot! "Jockey John Velazquez stays on and might need to work out a trip from this rail draw, but he's a Hall of Famer for a reason," Weir told SportsLine. Weir is using Resilience prominently in his 2024 Wood Memorial bets.

Moreover, Moreover, Weir is high on a double-digit longshot who can improve by "going long." Weir's top pick is a horse who is "a big threat." Weir is including these horses in his 2024 Wood Memorial bets, and so should you. You ABSOLUTELY need to see his picks before locking in any of your own.

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