SportsLine Experts Release Top 3 Picks for 8 Preakness Day Stakes Races
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Updated · SportsLine · May 16
SportsLine Experts Release Top 3 Picks for 8 Preakness Day Stakes Races
2 articles · Updated · SportsLine · May 16
SportsLine’s Gene Menez, Michelle Yu and Jeff Hochman published top-three selections for eight Saturday stakes races, covering the card from Race 6 through the Preakness Stakes.
The picks package also flags one best bet and one longshot for the day, giving bettors a condensed grid for the final eight stakes races on the 14-race program.
Menez’s featured best bet is Zihnal in the James W. Murphy Stakes at 3:30 p.m. ET, and one of his top choices elsewhere is a double-digit longshot.
The handicappers’ credentials are central to the pitch: Menez hit major exotics and multi-race wagers in 2024 and 2025, Yu has landed notable Derby prices, and Hochman has profited in 22 of the past 40 Triple Crown races.
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