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Every 2022 Preakness horse name, ranked

Let’s rank some names!

The 2022 Preakness Stakes is nearly upon us, with nine horses getting ready to run at Pimlico on Saturday (although Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike won’t be one of them).

And if you want to throw some money down to see if you can win like anyone who bet on Rich Strike did, we’re here to help.

Well, sort of. This isn’t necessarily the soundest of betting advice. Like we’ve done with the Kentucky Derby, we’re ranking the horses by name, because that’s the most* scientific way to pick a winner.

(*least.)

So here we go: Let’s rank the Preakness contender names!

Watch Rombauer win 2021 Preakness with a dramatic, last-second pass

What a finish!

Rombauer won the 146th running of the Preakness Stakes on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, stealing the lead late in the race from Midnight Bourbon and Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit.

Medina Spirit — the favorite, despite the doping controversy this week involving trainer Bob Baffert — got off to a great start, along with Midnight Bourbon. And as Medina Spirit maintained its slight advantage, it looked like the horse might win the first two legs of horse racing’s Triple Crown.

Coming off the final turn, Medina Spirit had a tiny lead over Midnight Bourbon as the two horses raced side by side. Midnight Bourbon pulled barely ahead of Medina Spirit, but then from the outside down the final stretch, Rombauer jumped out and seemingly easily blew by the two late frontrunners.

Look at this unbelievable late pass by Rombauer to win the race:

With 11-1 odds just before the race, Rombauer won the Preakness Stakes with an unofficial time of 1:53.62. Midnight Bourbon was second, followed by Medina Spirit in third and KeepMeInMind in fourth.

If you missed the race or simply want to watch it again, we’ve got you covered.

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How to watch the 2021 Preakness post position draw

Here’s all the info you need.

This year’s Preakness Stakes has some added attention on it having to do with the winner, but not for the reasons you’d expect with Triple Crown buzz.

It’s possible that Medina Spirit — who won the Kentucky Derby but who also tested positive for betamethasone and could be stripped of his title if a second drug test confirms it — will run even with controversy hanging over the thoroughbred trained by Bob Baffert.

But first? The post position draw that will include a group of horses looking to upset Medina Spirit (if he runs).

You can watch live at 4 p.m. ET at the Preakness Facebook page’s livestream, where we’ll see where each horse will start and their opening odds.

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When is 2020 Preakness? Rescheduled date, more

The second jewel in the Triple Crown is the third this year.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 Triple Crown racing schedule was completely changed from the order we’re all used to.

The first race to be run was the Belmont Stakes. The next — which is usually first — will be the 2020 Kentucky Derby, which will be run on September 5th.

And the last jewel will be the race that would normally be run as the second of the three in the Triple Crown: the Preakness.

The competition traditionally was held in the third Saturday in May — it was originally scheduled for Saturday, May 16, 2020 — at Pimlico Race Course, but here’s the info you need for the 2020 edition.

When is the 2020 Preakness?

It’s on Saturday, October 3.

Will fans be allowed in?

That hasn’t been announced yet. But we do know that InfieldFest 2020 was canceled.

Who might be racing in it?

That also will be announced at a later date, but you’d figure Tiz the Law — who won the 2020 Belmont Stakes — could be in it if he’s in the running for a Triple Crown. Of course, that would require him to win the 2020 Kentucky Derby.

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