Steve Kornacki Preakness Picks 2022
Steve Kornacki is a horse racing expert. He likes one horse more than everybody else. Steve Kornsackis picks his 2022 Preakness horses.
The 2022 Preakness Stakes will feature nine of the best three-year-old race horses at Pimlico Race Course. The horses that are exiting the Kentucky Derby have dominated the Preaks in the last 20 years. Simplification, Epicenter, Secret Oath and Early Voting are the favorites to win the race. The Gun Runner colt had the points necessary to qualify for the Derby but trainer Chad Brown gave him six weeks between starts. Early voting is a popular longshot bet. It will be its first start away from Aqueduct.
The second leg of the Triple Crown, Preakness 2022 will take place on Saturday, May 21 at Pimlico Race Course. Rich Strike, the 80-1 longshot that won the Kentucky Derby, will not be running in the Preaks. Epicenter is the betting favorite with the best Preakers odds at +145. Secret Oath, Simplification, and Creative Minister are among the longshots with a legitimate shot to win.
There are betting trends that have earned horse bettors a substantial profit at Pimlico Race Course. Four of the last 15 Preakness winners have won in gate-to-wire fashion. Three horses in the past 15 years have rallied from the back half of a field to reach the winner's circle.
Only three horses in the last 15 years have reached the winner's circle from the back half of the field. American Pharoah and Justify won the Preakness.
The Preakness Stakes has been raced 146 times. Master Derby won the 1975 Preaks at 23-1 odds. Six of the last 16 Preakers have been priced at 10-10 odds or higher.
Steve Kornacki has his picks and predictions for the Preakness in 2022.
Secret Oath is a filly who won the Kentucky Oaks. Kornacki likes her because of her performance at the race. He made an impassioned case for her on the air.
Early Voting is the second choice on the board for the 2022 Preakness. Kornacki compares Early Voting to Cloud Computing, who skipped the Kentucky Derby and won the Preaks.
Epicenter is one of Steve Kornacki’s Preakness picks. The colt is the clear favourite at +100 odds.
