Early voting, at odds of 5-1, was fueled by near-record heat to win the 147th Preakness Stakes in length and a half. Jockey Jose Ortiz rode the horse to victory, and Chad Brown is the winning coach. The temperature was just under 90 degrees during the Pimlico race in Baltimore, which made Saturday’s run one of the hottest in Preakness history.
The favorite Epicenter (7-5) and Creative Minister (10-1) finished second and third, respectively. Epicenter, which finished second in the Kentucky Derby, has already finished second in each of the first two stages of the Triple Crown.
Armagnac (17-1) took the lead early with Early Voting right behind, but the latter pulled ahead by a quarter-mile to victory, despite a late jump from Epicenter. Here is the whole competition:
Early Voting’s victory was special on many fronts for owner Seth Clarman, whose Cloud Computing horse won Preakness in 2017. The billionaire hedge fund manager turned 65 on race day and grew just three blocks from Pimlico.
Clarman and Brown were overwhelmed with emotion as Early Voting crossed the finish line.
“Cloud computing was something that happens once in a lifetime,” Clarman said after the race, “and now I have a second in life.”
Ortiz, who won his first victory in Preakness, said it was a gift for Clarman’s birthday after the race.
Rich Strike, who shockingly won the Kentucky Derby with an odds of 80-1, did not get a chance for a Triple Crown, missing Saturday’s race. Owner Rick Dawson announced on May 12 that he had taken the horse out to rest and recover. The next Rich Strike is expected to compete at Belmont Stakes on June 11.
2022 Preakness Stakes Payouts
- 5 – EARLY VOTE WIN: $ 13.40 PLACE: $ 4.60 SHOW: $ 3.60
- 8 – Epicenter PLACE: $ 2.80 DISPLAY: $ 2.40
- 2 – Creative Minister: SHOW: $ 4.20
$ 2.00 Exacta 5-8 $ 25.80 $ 1.00 Trifecta 5-8-2 $ 66.50 $ 1.00 Superfecta 5-8-2-4 $ 162.90
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