The 2022 Preakness Stakes was the 147th Preakness Stakes, a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds at a distance of miles (1.9 km). The race is one leg of the American Triple Crown and is held annually at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. The Preakness Stakes is traditionally held on the third Saturday in May, two weeks after the Kentucky Derby.
The 2022 Preakness took place on May 21 with post time scheduled at 7:01 p.m. EDT and television coverage by NBC. The race was won by Early Voting.
Field The Preakness traditionally features the winner of the Kentucky Derby competing against other runners from that race as well as some "new shooters" – horses that either bypassed the Derby or did not qualify. However, it was announced that Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike would not be competing at the Preakness, citing the horse's condition and need for rest, and therefore the horse gave up the chance to become a Triple Crown winner. Had Rich Strike competed, he would not have entered the race as the favorite. As a result, this would be just the second instance since 1996 that the Kentucky Derby winner did not run in the Preakness.
A field of nine was drawn for the Preakness Stakes on Monday, May 16; the contenders included Epicenter, Early Voting, and Kentucky Oaks winner Secret Oath. Epicenter was installed as the 6–5 favorite.
Result Finish ProgramNumbers Horse Jockey Trainer MorningLine Odds Final Odds Margin(Lengths) Winnings15Early VotingJosé OrtizChad C. Brown7-25.70$990,00028EpicenterJoel RosarioSteve Asmussen6-51.20$330,00032Creative MinisterBrian Hernandez Jr.Kenneth G. McPeek10-110.00$181,50044Secret OathLuis SaezD. Wayne Lukas9-25.00$99,00059SkippylongstockingJunior AlvaradoSaffie Joseph Jr.20-112.60Nose$49,50061SimplificationJohn R. VelazquezAntonio Sano6-18.1077ArmagnacIrad Ortiz Jr.Tim Yakteen12-118.4086Happy JackTyler GaffalioneDoug O'Neill30-111.9093FenwickPaco LopezKevin McKathan50-113.20 Track condition: Fast
Times: mile – 0:24.32; mile – 0:47.44; mile – 1:11.50; mile – 1:35.55; final – 1:54.54. Splits for each quarter-mile: (:24.32) (:23.12) (:24.06) (:24.05) (:18.99 for final )
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Payout Pgm Horse Win Place Show 5 Early Voting $13.40 $4.60 $3.60 8 Epicenter – $2.80 $2.40 2 Creative Minister – – $4.20
$1 Exacta (5–8) $12.90 $1 Trifecta (5–8–2) $66.50 $1 Superfecta (5–8–2–4) $162.90 $1 Super High Five (5–8–2–4–9) $651.90
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