Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott can win for the first time when he sends out the favored Cody's Wish in the 2023 Met Mile on Saturday. The 69-year-old Mott has won more than 5,300 races in his career and his horses have earned more than $329 million, but he has never won the Met Mile despite having a horse in 13 editions of the race. Mott's Cody's Wish, who won last year's Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile, has been installed as the 7-5 favorite in the 2023 Met Mile odds. Repo Rocks is the 4-1 second choice in the nine-horse 2023 Met Mile field.
Post time for the $1 million race is 5:04 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 SportsLine analyst Michelle Yu has to say before making any 2023 Met Mile 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 three weeks, she has been red-hot. She hit the exacta in the Preakness Stakes and Hollywood Gold Cup and had both the winner and exacta in the Summertime Oaks.
Now, Yu has handicapped the 2023 Met Mile odds, made her picks and constructed her bets. You can only see them at SportsLine.
Top Met Mile predictions
One surprise: Yu is completely fading Repo Rocks, even though he is one of the top favorites at 4-1. Trained by Jamie Ness, Repo Rocks has won five of his last six starts.
However, in his only loss over his last six races, he was beaten by Doppelganger, who also is in the Met Mile 2023 on Saturday. "This five-year-old certainly earned his shot at this event, but some of the others are more intriguing," Yu told SportsLine. She prefers five horses over Repo Rocks and is not using the horse in any of her 2023 Met Mile bets. See who else to fade at SportsLine.
Another curveball: Yu is high on the chances of 10-1 longshot Slow Down Andy. Trained by Doug O'Neill, Slow Down Andy has four wins, three seconds and two thirds in 10 career starts. He last raced in November, finishing third behind Cody's Wish in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile.
However, Yu has watched Slow Down Andy work out in the mornings in California and says the horse has been training exceptionally well for this race. "While he will need to improve to win, I see no reason to knock his most recent form," Yu told SportsLine. She is using Slow Down Andy prominently in her 2023 Met Mile betting strategy. See who else to back at SportsLine.
How to make Met Mile picks
Moreover, Yu's top pick is a horse who "has been training lights-out." She is also high on a double-digit longshot who is a "candidate for more prize money." She's only sharing which horses to back at SportsLine.
So what horse wins the Met Mile, and what big double-digit longshot is a must-back? Visit SportsLine to see Yu's picks for the Met Mile all from the expert who hit the exacta at the Preakness Stakes, and find out.
| Prg # | Horse | Odds | Projection |
| 1 | Cody's Wish | 7-5 | SEE PICKS |
| 2 | Slow Down Andy | 10-1 | SEE PICKS |
| 3 | Dr. Schivel | 10-1 | SEE PICKS |
| 4 | Hoist the Gold | 30-1 | SEE PICKS |
| 5 | Charge It | 6-1 | SEE PICKS |
| 6 | Zandon | 5-1 | SEE PICKS |
| 7 | Repo Rocks | 4-1 | SEE PICKS |
| 8 | Doppelganger | 20-1 | SEE PICKS |
| 9 | White Abarrio | 10-1 | SEE PICKS |
