Despite qualifying for the Kentucky Derby, trainer Chad Brown opted to keep early voting out of the first stage of the Triple Crown in order to keep him fresh for the 2022 Preakness Stakes. It’s a strategy that paid dividends. for Brown in 2017, when he did the same with Cloud Computing, which edged out Classic Empire by a head. Sired by the legendary Gun Runner, Early Voting is 7-2 in the 2022 Preakness Stakes odds. The 147th Black-Eyed Susans race will take place at Pimlico Racecourse on Saturday. Epicenter is the 6-5 favorite, while Secret Oath is 9-2 and Simplification is 6-1. Post time for the 2022 Preakness Stakes is 7:01 p.m. ET. Before making any Preakness Stakes selections, you need to see what he chooses the legendary Hammerin’ Hank Goldberg handicapper recently locked up.
A former horse racing analyst for ESPN and NBC, Goldberg became a legendary tipster by going straight to the source. In 2004, he had dinner before the Belmont Stakes with trainer Nick Zito at a pizzeria in Queens. The dinner led Goldberg to play Zito’s monster 36-1 Birdstone long shot to win and on top of his exact, trifecta and superfecta bets. When Birdstone shocked the world, Goldberg won $24,000.
His success has continued on SportsLine. In the San Felipe Stakes in March 2020, Hammer turned in an exact $20 that paid 9-1. In the 2020 Belmont Stakes, Goldberg edged out Tiz the Law, who earned a convincing victory in the first Triple Crown race of the year. Hammer also hit the exact in the Blue Grass Stakes, Haskell Stakes and Pacific Classic that year.
Last year, he achieved the exact Essential Quality-Hot Rod Charlie in the Belmont Stakes. Anyone who has followed him in these races is very high.
Now, he has turned his attention to the 2022 Preakness Stakes field and has just posted his picks and predictions. You can only see them here.
Best Preakness Stakes Predictions for 2022
One surprise: Goldberg is completely ruling out Secret Oath, even though she’s a top favorite in the 2022 Preakness Stakes and just won the Kentucky Oaks. Secret Oath captured her fifth victory in the 2022 Kentucky Oaks, holding off a late charge from race favorite Nest to win by two lengths and give trainer D. Wayne Lukas his fifth Oaks win. However, she didn’t have a good ride in her only other race against the boys in the Arkansas Derby.
He hit an early bump and decided to go wide, sitting at the back of the pack before moving to the front at the top of the second corner. However, that kick turned out to be too early and she ran out of steam in the final furlong being beaten pretty solidly by Cyberknife and Barber Road. Both horses were largely not factors in the Kentucky Derby.
How to make 2022 Preakness Stakes selections
Instead, Hammer has a strong chance of being a “versatile running back” and is the “best value in the race.” Goldberg is including this horse in his 2022 Preakness Stakes, and so should you. Just share which horses to endorse and fade on SportsLine.
So who wins the 2022 Preakness? What long shot is a must-back? And how has Hammer built his bets? Check out the latest Preakness Stakes odds below, then visit SportsLine to see Hammer’s picks for the Preakness Stakesand find out.
2022 Preakness Stakes odds, picks, horses, posting positions
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