Top horse trainer Steven Asmussen knows when to back up or go forward in triple crown racing. That reputation has fueled optimism for Epicenter among 2022 Preakness Stakes contenders. The Kentucky Derby runner-up is a 6-5 favorite in 2022 Preakness Stakes odds for Saturday’s race. In 2016, Asmussen moved Creator back from a 13th-place finish in the Derby to a victory in the Belmont Stakes. Last year, he led Midnight Bourbon from a sixth-place Derby to second in the Preakness. Perhaps the best comparison for Epicenter entering the Preakness Betting 2022 is Curlin, who finished third in the 2007 Derby and won the Preakness with Asmussen. 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.
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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. Before Secret Oath, the last time trainer D. Wayne Lukas ran a filly at the Kentucky Oaks was Colonial Empress, who finished 11th in 2012.
From 1990 to 1999, Lukas’ win rate had never dropped below 17 percent in a single year. In the decade that followed, he never got above 17 percent, and for the past six years he’s earned less than 10 percent of his holdings. Lukas’ reputation has long been established as one of the best in the industry, but his success rate has dwindled. The 86-year-old trainer is now hoping for a swan song rendition of Secret Oath, but that may be too much to ask against the talent from the 2022 Preakness Stakes.
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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.
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