2023 Bing Crosby Stakes predictions, odds, post time, horses: Surprising picks by expert who hit Haskell

Fresh off calling the 12-1 winner at the Haskell, Michelle Yu has studied the 2023 Bing Crosby Stakes field at Del Mar

Two-time Grade 1 winner Dr. Schivel will try to get back into the winner's circle when he leaves the starting gate in the 2023 Bing Crosby Stakes on Saturday at Del Mar. Trained by Mark Glatt, Dr. Schivel has six wins in 12 career starts, but is coming off a fifth-place finish in the prestigious Met Mile on the Belmont Stakes undercard. On Saturday, Dr. Schivel is the lukewarm 7-2 favorite in the 2023 Bing Crosby Stakes odds. Spirit of Makena, The Chosen Vron and Anarchist are co-second choices at 4-1 in the 12-horse 2023 Bing Crosby Stakes field.

Post time for the $400,000 Bing Crosby Stakes 2023 is 9:39 p.m. ET. With several accomplished horses set to enter the starting gate on Saturday, you'll want to see what red-hot racing handicapper and analyst Michelle Yu has to say before making any 2023 Bing Crosby Stakes picks.

Few people in racing are as well-connected as Yu. An on-air host and reporter who has provided racing analysis for TVG, HRTV and the Breeders' Cup, Yu has spent a lifetime in racing. Prior to her television career, she worked for trainers Steve Asmussen and Ron Moquett. She also is married to Santa Anita-based trainer Ryan Hanson.

Yu also has tremendous handicapping chops. In a wide-open Kentucky Derby in 2021, she gave out Medina Spirit, who crossed the finish line first, as the winner at 12-1. In Pool 5 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager last year, she suggested a play on All Other 3-Year-Olds, which cashed at a whopping 18-1 when Rich Strike won the Derby.

Since the end of February, she has crushed the Saudi Cup, riding a 15-1 winner, nailed Derma Sotogake to win the UAE Derby and hit the exacta in the Santa Anita Derby. She has hit the exacta in the Preakness Stakes and Hollywood Gold Cup and had both the winner and exacta in the Summertime Oaks and the Prince of Wales's Stakes. And last week she smashed the Haskell Stakes for a $663 score, hitting 12-1 winner Geaux Rocket Ride as well as the exacta.

Now, Yu has handicapped the 2023 Bing Crosby Stakes lineup, made her picks and constructed her best bets. You can head to SportsLine now to see them.

Top 2023 Bing Crosby Stakes predictions

One surprise: Yu is fading Anarchist, even though he's one of the top favorites at 4-1. Anarchist won the Jacques Cartier Stakes at Woodbine two starts ago. In his last start, he finished second in the True North Stakes on the Belmont Stakes undercard.

However, Anarchist has a penchant for finishing second. In six starts in 2023, he has five runner-up finishes. "I don't like the fact that he prefers to run second than win," Yu told SportsLine. Yu prefers three 2023 Bing Crosby Stakes horses over Anarchist and will be using him only sparingly in her wagers. You can see all of Yu's 2023 Big Crosby Stakes bets here.

How to make 2023 Bing Crosby Stakes picks

Instead, Yu's top pick is a horse who has the perfect post draw. She also is high on a double-digit longshot with "early speed." She is including these horses in her 2023 Bing Crosby Stakes bets, and so should you. She's sharing which horses to back only at SportsLine.

So who wins the 2023 Bing Crosby Stakes, what double-digit longshot is a must-back and how has Yu constructed her wagers? Visit SportsLine to see Yu's picks for the Bing Crosby Stakes, and find out. 

2023 Bing Crosby Stakes odds, contenders, post positions

Prg #	Horse	Odds	Projection
1	Hoist the Gold	15-1	SEE PICKS
2	Spirit of Makena	4-1	SEE PICKS
3	Todo Fino	20-1	SEE PICKS
4	The Chosen Vron	4-1	SEE PICKS
5	Kid Corleone	20-1	SEE PICKS
6	Get Her Number	15-1	SEE PICKS
7	Anarchist	4-1	SEE PICKS
8	CZ Rocket	12-1	SEE PICKS
9	Sibelius	6-1	SEE PICKS
10	American Theorem	8-1	SEE PICKS
11	Dr. Schivel	7-2	SEE PICKS
12	Peaceful Waters	20-1	SEE PICKS