Preakness Stakes post positions: Full draw & odds for the 2022 Triple Crown race

Rich Strike won't race in the Preakness Stakes as his team felt he wasn't ready to race two weeks after the Kentucky Derby. The Preaks draw took place on Monday. There won’t be a Triple Crown winner this season, but racing fans will still get a chance to see some of the world's best racehorses compete for one of horse racing's crown jewels.

Simplification was drawn into the No. 1 gate and the fourth-place finisher at the Kentucky Derby will be the rail-sitter for the race. Epicenter will run out of the 8 gate. Early Voting and Secret Oath are the only other racehorses with better than 5-1 odds in this year's field.

The best post position in horse racing depends on the type of horse running in each spot. The Preakness Stakes has a wide distribution of winners, with the No. 6 post producing 16 winners since a starting gate was implemented in 1909. The Nos. 4 and 7 gates are close behind, as both have produced 14 winners in that time.

There are winners at each post position in the Preakness Stakes.

The Preakness Stakes first implemented a starting gate in 1909. Since then, every gate numbered 1-13 has produced a winner. Gates 1, 4 and 7 have produced three winners since 2000.