2022 Preakness Stakes: Top Odds & Pick to Win
The 2022 Preakness Stakes field is small and not overly impressive. That means finding value could be hard to come by.
Nine horses are slated to run Saturday evening at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. But of the nine participants, maybe five have a legitimate chance of winning.
We also won’t see Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike go for the second leg of the Triple Crown at Pimlico, as his owners and trainers have elected to hold him out to prepare for the upcoming Belmont Stakes.
So which horse should you focus your betting on in the Preakness?
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2022 Preakness Stakes
- Racetrack: Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, MD
- Post time: 7:01 p.m. ET
- TV: NBC
2022 Preakness Stakes Betting Odds
| Horse | Odds |
| (8) Epicenter | 6-5 |
| (5) Early Voting | 7-2 |
| (4) Secret Oath | 9-2 |
| (1) Simplification | 6-1 |
| (2) Creative Minister | 10-1 |
| (7) Armagnac | 12-1 |
| (9) Skippylongstocking | 20-1 |
| (6) Happy Jack | 30-1 |
| (3) Fenwick | 50-1 |
Epicenter Betting Information
- Owner: Winchell Thoroughbreds
- Trainer: Steve Asmussen
- Jockey: Joel Rosario
- Past results: Four victories in seven starts
- Post position: 8th
Rosario and Epicenter will reunite after a really strong effort in Louisville. And there’s no doubting Epicenter’s experience in stakes races, having won the Louisiana Derby and the Risen Star earlier this year. The primary question will be whether Epicenter can deliver another great performance on a swift, two-week turnaround. Horses coming to the Preakness off the Kentucky Derby tend to have an advantage, but there’s definitely concerns regarding Epicenter’s stamina after running such a hard race at the Derby.
Pick to win: Epicenter
Epicenter should’ve won the Kentucky Derby, and I suspect he’ll get the job done this time around. This horse has four wins under his belt in eight starts and has experience racing on short rest. There’s certainly the risk of an off day or some sort of regression, but Epicenter might be in his own class off a short layoff.
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