Three of the country's most expensive three-year-olds will square off when the starting gate opens in the 2023 Haskell Stakes on Saturday at Monmouth Park. The Haskell Stakes 2023 has attracted a field of eight, including three who were sold for at least $1.3 million at auction: Arabian Knight ($2.3 million), Extra Anejo ($1.35 million) and Tapit Trice ($1.3 million). For comparison, the Kentucky Derby had only one horse of more than $800,000 among its 23 entrants, Tapit Trice. Arabian Knight is the 5-2 favorite in the 2023 Haskell Stakes odds. Kentucky Derby winner Mage and Tapit Trice are the co-second choices in the 2023 Haskell Stakes field at 3-1, while Extra Anejo is 5-1 among the 2023 Haskell Stakes contenders.

Post time is 5:45 p.m. ET. With several accomplished horses set to enter the starting gate on Saturday, you'll want to see what red-hot racing reporter and analyst Michelle Yu has to say before making any 2023 Haskell 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. In the last two months, 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.

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

Top Haskell Stakes predictions

One surprise: Yu is low on the chances of Tapit Trice, even though he is one of the top favorites. Trained by Todd Plectcher, Tapit Trice has come up short in his last two races. In the Kentucky Derby, he dropped back to last early and never threatened while finishing seventh. In the Belmont Stakes, he started off slowly once again and only mildly rallied to finish third.

In both races, Tapit Trice failed to display the quick acceleration that Yu would like to see in the 1⅛-mile Haskell. "He is a grinder and will be making a turnback in distance, which I don't love," Yu told SportsLine. She likes four 2023 Haskell Stakes horses better than Tapit Trice and will not be using the horse in her wagers. You can see all of Yu's 2023 Haskell Stakes bets here.

How to make Haskell Stakes picks

Instead, Yu's top pick is a horse who "has a lot of upside." She also is high on a longshot whose trainer "seems to have this race figured out." She is including these horses in her 2023 Haskell Stakes bets. She's sharing which horses to back only at SportsLine.

So who wins the 2023 Haskell Stakes, and which longshot is a must-back? Check out the latest Haskell Stakes 2023 odds below, then visit SportsLine to see Weir's picks for the Haskell Stakes, and find out. 

2023 Haskell Stakes odds, contenders, post positions

Prg #HorseOddsProjection
1Geaux Rocket Ride9-2SEE PICKS
2Awesome Strong30-1SEE PICKS
3Salute the Stars8-1SEE PICKS
4Mage3-1SEE PICKS
5Tapit Trice3-1SEE PICKS
6Howgreatisnate20-1SEE PICKS
7Extra Anejo5-1SEE PICKS
8Arabian Knight5-2SEE PICKS