2022 Preakness Stakes Odds, Picks, Betting Analysis: Early Voting
Early Voting enters the 2022 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico looking to defy history. In the last 40 years, only five horses have won the Preakness after not running during Kentucky Derby weekend.
So why is Early Voting the second favorite to win? Impressive results in a young career. The 3-year-old has raced three times and has won two of them. His lone defeat was a narrow second-place finish in the Wood Memorial to Derby participant Mo Donegal.
Early Voting might not be a well-known name right now. But will he make it memorable after the Preakness?
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Early Voting Betting Information
Owner: Klaravich Stables
Trainer: Chad C. Brown
Jockey: Jose Ortiz
Past results: Two wins in three starts
Post position: 5th
Early Voting’s long layoff is a legitimate concern. However, Chad Brown trained one of the five horses who won the Preakness despite not racing Derby weekend, helping Cloud Computing win the Preakness in 2017.
Early Voting nearly pulled off a wire-to-wire victory in his most recent performance but lost by a neck to a charging Mo Donegal. However, the loss was proof of Early Voting’s strong early speed.
Betting preview and prediction:
You can expect Early Voting to be a pacesetter during the Preakness, and he’s got the burst and early speed to jump out ahead. The question will be whether he can hold on against a couple of Derby entrants, Epicenter and Simplification, who both beat Mo Donegal in Louisville.
Early Voting should certainly be included in your exotic bets, as he’s one of the four horses in this nine-horse field with a legitimate chance to win. Early Voting will probably start the race in the lead. The question will be whether he can close it out this time.
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