Early Voting Holds Off Epicenter to Win Preakness Stakes

Early Voting Holds Off Epicenter to Win Preakness Stakes
Jose Ortiz atop Early Voting wins the 147th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on May 21, 2022. Julio Cortez/AP Photo
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BALTIMORE—Maybe extra rest isn’t such a bad thing for a racehorse after all.

In the Preakness Stakes that was run without the Kentucky Derby winner because Rich Strike’s owner felt he needed more time off after his 80–1 upset, Early Voting validated a gutsy decision to skip the Derby and aim for the second leg of the Triple Crown.