Preakness 2022: Offshore book lists 19 horses in futures odds – Horse Racing Nation

Epicenter,who finished second Saturday when he was passed late in the Kentucky Derby, wasmade the offshore favorite in early futures betting for the May 21 running ofthe Preakness Stakes.

Atwo-time Grade 2 winner in Derby preps this year, Epicenter opened at 5-2 at an international book Monday. Trainer Steve Asmussen and Winchell Thoroughbreds racingmanager David Fiske said they probably would decide whether to go to Pimlicoafter the colt gallops Wednesday at Churchill Downs.

KentuckyOaks winner Secret Oath, third-place Derby finisher Zandon and allowance victorCreative Minister were 4-1. They were not yet confirmed for the Preakness.

Simplification,who was being shipped Monday to Baltimore after finishing fourth in the Derby,opened at 6-1. So did Early Voting, the Wood Memorial (G2) runner-up who trainerChad Brown said would be entered for the Preakness.

Rich Strike, the 80-1 upset winner of the Derby, was 7-1. He could be the firstDerby winner in 10 years to be an underdog in the Preakness.

Followingwere the Preakness offshore odds Monday at 10 a.m. EDT. The horses listed wereprovided by the bookmaker regardless of whether they were considered to be in,out or definite maybes for the race.

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Preakness 2022: Offshore book lists 19 horses in futures odds - Horse Racing Nation