Tag: 2022 Preakness Stakes

2022 Preakness: Here’s how much you would have made with a $1 superfecta bet

It’s not quite the gargantuan payout from the Kentucky Derby, but superfecta winners are still sitting pretty.

This year’s Preakness Stakes lost a bit of luster as Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike’s team chose not to participate and forfeit a chance at the triple crown.

Still, the 147th Preakness from Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore was no less exciting as Early Voting (5-1) emerged victorious after an impressive push down the stretch.

The horse entered the derby with the third-best odds, so the superfecta betting payouts for this one won’t be as grandiose as what we saw at the Derby, but anyone with the foresight to successfully place a superfecta bet on the race is still enjoying a hefty payday.

For the uninitiated, to win a superfecta bet you must not only correctly predict the first-place finisher but the second, third and fourth-place finishers as well. In this case, that meant betting on Epicenter (7-5), Creative Minister (10-1) and Secret Oath (9-2) to fill those spots.

If you successfully pulled that off and bet just $1, you would net $162.90. You can imagine that anyone who bet a little more than a buck is celebrating tonight.

All eyes will now be on the Belmont Stakes on June 11, when Rich Strike and Early Voting will go head-to-head.

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Everyone bet on longshots at the Preakness Stakes after Rich Strike’s Derby win and it did not go well

Rich Strike’s Derby win had lots of people bet on the long shots at the Preakness.

Rich Strike did not run at the 147th Preakness Stakes, but his win at the 2022 Kentucky Derby after entering as an 80-1 longshot may have impacted the competing horses’ odds ahead of Saturday’s big race.

How?

Well, the betting public was preparing themselves for lightning to strike twice. At one point, Fenwick, which had 50/1 odds after the post position draw, saw its odds shorten to 11/1, while Happy Jack’s went from 30/1 to 10/1.

But lightning did not actually strike a second time and those many bettors did not get rich. Early Voting crossed the finish line first to win the 2022 Preakness Stakes, with Epicenter finishing in second place.

Fenwick finished last in ninth place with Happy Jack just ahead of him in eighth. A crushing reminder that once-in-a-lifetime upsets are considered once-in-a-lifetime for a reason.

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Early Voting wins the 147th running of the Preakness Stakes setting up Belmont matchup with Rich Strike

The Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown belongs to Early Voting

With 2022 Kentucky Derby-winner Rich Strike withdrawing from the field for the Preakness Stakes, the Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown was wide open for the taking.

In just 1:54.54, Early Voting went out a nabbed it with ease.

A rather slow pace allowed jockey Jose Ortiz to hang back in the middle of the pack before taking charge with Early Voting (5-1) just before the final turn. When the pack broke down the stretch, Early Voting successfully pulled ahead with a three-lengths lead and couldn’t be caught.

The victory on Saturday seemingly sets up an epic matchup next month at the Belmont Stakes as the last leg of the Triple Crown is expected to pit the Derby and Preakness winners against each other in New York.

Epicenter (6-5) entered the week as one of the favorites after nearly pulling off the win at Churchill Downs before Rich Strike completed the second-largest upset in Kentucky Derby history at 80-1 odds. He made a late charge to take home second place while Creative Minister (10-1) grabbed third.

Race Results

  1. Early Voting ($13.40/$4.60/$3.60)
  2.  Epicenter (N/A, $2.80/$2.40)
  3. Creative Minister (N/A, N/A, $4.20)

(Based on $2 bet)

$2.00 Exacta: $25.80

$1.00 Trifecta: $66.50

$1.00 Superfecta: $162.90

Purse Payouts

  1. Early Voting $900,000
  2. Epicenter $300,000
  3. Creative Minister $165,000

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2022 Preakness Stakes: How big is the purse and how much money goes to the winner?

The winner of the 2022 Preakness Stakes is about to get paid!

One of the best and most surprising races in all of horse racing, the Preakness Stakes is finally here. Saturday’s big race and its competitors are ready to battle it out for bragging rights and prize money.

Just how much prize money goes to the race’s participants?

First, you should know what the purse is. This year’s amount is $1.5 million, which is $500,000 more than 2021’s purse. That $1.5 million is broken down and allotted to the race’s top five finishers.

The winner takes home $900,000 in prize money (60 percent of the total purse), $300,000  goes to second, $165,000 to third, $90,000 to fourth and $45,00 to the fifth-place finisher.

While the earnings aren’t as hefty as the Kentucky Derby, the payouts for the 2022 Preakness Stakes are certainly rewarding.

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