Preakness Post Positions 2022: Secret Oath draws No. 4, Epicenter to the outside in gate 8

Last year, it was Rombauer, Mike McCarthy, and Flavien Prat that celebrated in the winner's circle. Pimlico Race Course will once again host the Preakness Stakes ... post positions are out, and so are the M/L odds. Check them out here!

The draw for the 147th edition of Saturday's Preakness Stakes took place on Monday ... the gates have been assigned.

With a $1.65 million purse (up from last year), the race continues to serve as the 2nd stop on the Triple Crown Trail. The Kentucky Derby winner will not be present, but that does not mean that a strong bunch has not assembled!

All the Post Positions are listed below, along with an overview of the draw itself. JN Campbell will roll out his Preview for the big race tomorrow. So, stay tuned ...

Preakness Stakes 2022 Post Positions & Morning Line Odds

Post Position
Horse
Morning Line Odds

Post Position

Horse

Simplification
Creative Minister
Fenwick
Secret Oath
Early Voting
Happy Jack
Armagnac
Epicenter
Skippylongstocking

Morning Line Odds

6/1
10/1
50/1
9/2
7/2
30/1
12/1
6/5
20/1

It looks like No. 147 is set ... The Preakness was drawn on Monday afternoon in Baltimore, and we have a field of 9 that will be headed to the starting gate at Pimlico Race Course come Saturday PM.

It was expected that Steve Asmussen's Epicenter #8, at M/L odds of 6/5, would be installed as the favorite. The colt by Not This Time, owned by Ron Winchell of Winchell Thoroughbreds and ridden by Eclipse Champion Jockey Joel Rosario, was second in the Kentucky Derby to long shot winner Rich Strike. His HOF conditioner has a strong record at Pimlico, winning the Preakness with Curlin back in 2007, and last year, his Winchell-owned colt, Midnight Bourbon (who sadly passed away recently), was just behind eventual winner, Rombauer.

As for the rest of the field, it was also ordained that D. Wayne Lukas, and his talented filly by Arrogate would be making the trip to Baltimore to "take on the boys." Secret Oath #4 (9/2) will break from the middle gate, but we all know that her powerful leg kick can be employed with a devastating effect. Last out, in the Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks, she won nicely, making a strong move before the top of the lane arrived. Luis Saez gets the call, and "Coach's" team will be the primary threat to Asmussen collecting the historic Woodlawn Vase at Old Hilltop. As for Lukas, he has 6 Preakness wins to his credit ... the last coming in 2013 with Oxbow, ridden by HOF jockey Gary Stevens.

As for KYD148 alums ... Antonio Sano's earlier arriving Simplification #1 (6/1), who will be ridden by HOF-er John Velazquez, is ready, as is Doug O'Neill's boxcar-priced, Happy Jack #6 (30/1), who will get Tyler Gaffalione, and will go with "Blinkers On." Other notable "new shooters," as the phrase goes, include Chad Brown's Klaravich Stables-owned Early Voting #5 (7/2), Kenny McPeek's Creative Minister #2 (10/1), Kevin McKathan's Fenwick #3 (50/1), Tim Yakteen's Armagnac #7 (12/1), and drawn to the far outside, Saffie Joseph's Skippylongstocking #9 (20/1). Going 1 3/16ths on the Main Track, it will be yet another "Triple Test" along the Trail.

With the Black-Eyed Susan Day scheduled for Friday, it is safe to say that it is going to be a huge weekend at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. Horseracing.net/us will be with you every step of the way, as we point towards the annual renewal of the Preakness Stakes. Look for J.N. Campbell's Preview of both races on Wednesday, and be sure to follow us on Twitter ... Horseracing_USA !!!