Europe's top turf sprinters will square off Saturday when the starting gate opens in the 2024 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot Racecourse in England. The six-furlong race has attracted a wide-open 14-horse 2024 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes field. Mill Stream, trained by Jane Chapple-Hyam, is the 11-2 favorite in the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes odds, while Mitbaahy is the 6-1 second choice among the 2024 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes horses.
Post time for the $1.26 million race is 10:45 a.m. ET. With several accomplished horses set to enter the starting gate on Saturday, you'll want to see what Santa Anita Park-based racing reporter and analyst Michelle Yu, who's at Royal Ascot to cover the races, has to say before making any 2024 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee 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 two years ago, she suggested a play on All Other 3-Year-Olds, which cashed at a whopping 18-1 when Rich Strike won the Derby.
She enters the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee on a roll. She correctly called National Treasure to win the Pegasus World Cup, predicted Stronghold's upset win in the Santa Anita Derby, en route to a $219.50 payday, and smashed the exacta in the Apple Blossom Handicap as part of a $410 score. And on the Belmont Stakes undercard, she nailed National Treasure's win in the Met Mile ($235) and had both the winner and exacta in the Woody Stephens Stakes.
Earlier this week, Yu nailed Rosallion (7-2) to win the St. James's Palace Stakes, and on Thursday she cashed the exacta ($109) in the Gold Cup.
For the 2024 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes, Yu has handicapped the field, made her picks and constructed her best bets. You can head to SportsLine now to see them.
Top 2024 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes predictions
One surprise: Yu's top pick is not Mill Stream, even though he is the 11-2 favorite. A 5-year-old son of Irish sire Gleneagles, Mill Stream has four wins, three seconds and one third in 12 career starts. He is coming off a victory by a nose in a Group 2 stakes at York on May 15.
But his worst career start came at Ascot, an eighth-place finish in a field of 15 in the British Champions Sprint Stakes in October. "He doesn't have any edge on this field, and he is no value at the price," Yu told SportsLine. Yu prefers two horses over Mill Stream. You can see all of Yu's 2024 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes bets here.
How to make 2024 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes picks
Moreover, Yu's top pick is a longshot who could surprise with a strong break. She is also high on an underdog who's a "quality racehorse." She is including these horses in her 2024 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee bets, and so should you. She's sharing which 2024 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes horses to back only at SportsLine.
So who wins the 2024 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes, what longshot is a must-back, and how has Yu constructed her wagers? Visit SportsLine to see Yu's picks for the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes, all from the Santa Anita-based racing insider who has been red-hot all year, and find out.
2024 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes odds, contenders
| Prg # | Horse | Odds | Projection |
| 1 | Art Power | 18-1 | SEE PICKS |
| 2 | Jumby | 70-1 | SEE PICKS |
| 3 | Khaadem | 22-1 | SEE PICKS |
| 4 | Kinross | 15-2 | SEE PICKS |
| 5 | Mill Stream | 11-2 | SEE PICKS |
| 6 | Mitbaahy | 6-1 | SEE PICKS |
| 7 | Quinault | 25-1 | SEE PICKS |
| 8 | Shartash | 7-1 | SEE PICKS |
| 9 | Shouldvebeenaring | 16-1 | SEE PICKS |
| 10 | The Wizard Of Eye | 11-1 | SEE PICKS |
| 11 | Washington Heights | 14-1 | SEE PICKS |
| 12 | Believing | 15-2 | SEE PICKS |
| 13 | Swingalong | 16-1 | SEE PICKS |
| 14 | Vadream | 100-1 | SEE PICKS |