Preakness 2022: Epicenter favored at 6-5; Black-Eyed Susan-Preakness double will-pays
BALTIMORE – Kentucky Derby runner-up Epicenter remained the Preakness Stakes favorite in early wagering Friday for Saturday's middle jewel of the Triple Crown.
Advance wagering for the Preakness began when the windows opened for the 14-race Friday card at Pimlico. Epicenter, who Pimlico oddsmaker Keith Feustle made the 6-5 morning-line favorite at the post position draw on Monday, remained at 6-5 about 6:30 p.m. Friday, following the last race of the day.
Kentucky Oaks winner Secret Oath, the 9-2 third choice on the morning line behind Epicenter and Early Voting, haddrifted slightly upward of that, but is the early second choice at 5-1.
The current odds for the Preakness field, from the rail out, are:
1 – Simplification, 10-1 (6-1 morning line)
2 – Creative Minister, 10-1 (10-1)
3 – Fenwick, 9-1 (50-1)
4 – Secret Oath, 5-1 (9-2)
5 – Early Voting, 8-1 (7-2)
6 – Happy Jack, 7-1 (30-1)
7 – Armagnac, 18-1 (12-1)
8 – Epicenter, 6-5 (6-5)
9 – Skippylongstocking, 12-1 (20-1)
These odds are extremely early, with relatively limited funds bet into the win pool thus far. The bulk of the wagering will take place Saturday.
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Interstatedaydream won the Grade 2 Black-Eyed Susan for 3-year-old fillies on Friday, kicking off a two-day double linking Pimlico's two major sophomore stakes.
Interstatedaydream, the third choice at post time, returned $14.20 for her win. The will-pays in the $2 double with No. 9 Interstatedaydream leading the way, in post position order for the Preakness, are:
Simplification, $171
Creative Minister, $209.40
Fenwick, $1,214.40
Secret Oath, $107
Early Voting, $101
Happy Jack, $982
Armagnac, $742.20
Epicenter, $47.20
Skippylongstocking, $482