Preakness Stakes 2022

Saturday, May 21, 2022 − Pimlico

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Horse/ Best Beyer

Trainer/ Jockey

Simplification 96

Antonio Sano John Velazquez

6-1

Trainer: Antonio Sano	Jockey: John Velazquez
Last Race: Kentucky Derby, 5/7, CD, 4th, 96	Owner: Bobo, Tami and De Meric, Tristan	Sire: Not This Time

JP: Shuffled back early, had to wait in some traffic on turn, got out, finished well, continues to turn in solid races.

MM: Colt has been a real stalwart; has enough to be a major player in the exotics if things shake out in his favor.

Creative Minister 92

Kenny McPeek Brian Hernandez Jr.

10-1

Trainer: Kenny McPeek	Jockey: Brian Hernandez Jr.
Last Race: CD allowance, 5/7, CD, 1st, 92	Owner: Fern Circle Stables and Back Racing, LLC	Sire: Creative Cause

JP: Making stakes debut following two wins going two turns after adding Lasix. Gets more distance but loses Lasix.

MM: Been highly touted since before his first Fla. start and has run big his last two; different ballgame here, though.

Fenwick 88

Kevin McKathan Florent Geroux

50-1

Trainer: Kevin McKathan	Jockey: Florent Geroux
Last Race: Blue Grass, 4/9, KEE, 11th, 44	Owner: Villa Rosa Farm and Harlo Stable	Sire: Curlin

JP: Had some early inside trouble in Blue Grass, worked way into position, gave way readily; seems ambitiously placed here.

MM: Hopes of reliving the Tampa Bay Derby Day upset apparently spurred this entry; one with little to no chance.

Secret Oath 94

D. Wayne Lukas Luis Saez

9-2

Trainer: D. Wayne Lukas	Jockey: Luis Saez
Last Race: Kentucky Oaks, 5/6, CD, 1st, 94	Owner: Briland Farm	Sire: Arrogate

JP: After nightmarish trip in Ark. Derby, returned to face females and was emphatically best in Oaks. Adds intrigue to race.

MM: Oaks victory still reverberating, but is she good enough to get past Epicenter and maybe a couple of these others?

Early Voting 96

Chad Brown Jose Ortiz

7-2

Trainer: Chad Brown	Jockey: Jose Ortiz
Last Race: Wood Memorial, 4/9, AQU, 2nd, 96	Owner: Klaravich Stables, Inc.	Sire: Gun Runner

JP: Smartly managed to bypass Derby -- where pace would have doomed his chances -- and point for this instead.

MM: Surely connections are hoping he's a 2.0 version of their '17 Preakness winner Cloud Computing; many similarities.

Happy Jack 83

Doug O'Neill Tyler Gaffalione

30-1

Trainer: Doug O'Neill	Jockey: Tyler Gaffalione
Last Race: Kentucky Derby, 5/7, CD, 14th, 75	Owner: Calumet Farm	Sire: Oxbow

JP: Was outrun throughout in Derby. Considering way race unfolded, had every opportunity to pick up some pieces, but didn't.

MM: Calumet ascribes to the popular theory of 'Can't win it unless you're in it,' which largely explains his presence here.

Armagnac 93

Tim Yakteen Irad Ortiz Jr.

12-1

Trainer: Tim Yakteen	Jockey: Irad Ortiz Jr.
Last Race: SA allowance, 5/8, SA, 1st, 93	Owner: SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Stonestreet Stables LLC, et al	Sire: Quality Road

JP: Was decided cut below likes of Taiba and Messier in stakes earlier this season. Wheeling back in 13 days.

MM: Does get Irad, which will attract tote attention, but seems doubtful he can stick with the top ones down the lane.

Epicenter 102

Steve Assmussen Joel Rosario

6-5

Trainer: Steve Assmussen	Jockey: Joel Rosario
Last Race: Kentucky Derby, 5/7, CD, 2nd, 100	Owner: Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC	Sire: Not This Time

JP: Been the most consistent, accomplished member of this crop to date. Turned in another sharp effort in Derby.

MM: Standout colt looking to become the first Derby runner-up to win this as the favorite since Prairie Bayou in 1993.

Skippylongstocking 91

Saffie Joseph Jr. Junior Alvarado

20-1

Trainer: Saffie Joseph Jr.	Jockey: Junior Alvarado
Last Race: Wood Memorial, 4/9, AQU, 3rd, 91	Owner: Daniel Alonso	Sire: Exaggerator

JP: Went kind of one-paced in Wood while never really making impact on top two. Think he's a cut below.

MM: Figures as one of the longer prices on the board, and deservedly so; outside threat to end the tri or super.

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Preakness Stakes

The second jewel of the Triple Crown is the Preakness Stakes, run at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. The Grade 1 race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds is run over 1 3/16 miles and has a purse of $1.5 million. The Preakness is a proving ground for the Kentucky Derby winner, who tries to take the second leg and head into New York with a shot at the Triple Crown. But it is also a place where “fresh” horses that bypassed the Derby offer a new challenge. The Preakness is also only two weeks after the Derby, which is a turnaround most horses haven’t faced, and won’t ever again. Some of the best Preakness winners include horses that did go on to take the Triple Crown, such as Secretariat, Seattle Slew, and American Pharoah. It is a race that has been won by fillies - female horses - twice in the last 15 years: Swiss Skydiver and Rachel Alexandra. Trainer Bob Baffert is tied for the most wins in the Preakness with 1870s trainer R. Wyndham Walden; they each have seven. D. Wayne Lukas has six victories.

Recent Preakness Stakes Winners

Year

Horse/Trainer

Horse

Trainer

Beyer

2022

Early Voting

Chad Brown

Early Voting

Chad Brown

105

2021

Rombauer

Michael McCarthy

Rombauer

Michael McCarthy

102

2020

Swiss Skydiver

Ken McPeek

Swiss Skydiver

Ken McPeek

105

2019

War of Will

Mark Casse

War of Will

Mark Casse

2018

Justify

Bob Baffert

Justify

Bob Baffert

2017

Cloud Computing

Chad Brown

Cloud Computing

Chad Brown

102

2016

Exaggerator

Keith Desormeaux

Exaggerator

Keith Desormeaux

101

2015

American Pharoah

Bob Baffert

American Pharoah

Bob Baffert

102

2014

California Chrome

Art Sherman

California Chrome

Art Sherman

105

2013

Oxbow

D. W. Lukas

Oxbow

D. W. Lukas

106

2012

I'll Have Another

Doug O'Neill

I'll Have Another

Doug O'Neill

109

2011

Shackleford

Dale Romans

Shackleford

Dale Romans

103

2010

Lookin at Lucky

Bob Baffert

Lookin at Lucky

Bob Baffert

102

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