Early Voting crosses finish line first at Preakness Stakes

Early Voting stalked behind the leaders for a lot of the race earlier than transferring into the lead across the last flip. He completed 1 1/4 lengths forward of Epicenter, who completed second like he did within the Derby.

The Preakness was run with out Kentucky Derby winner Wealthy Strike after his proprietor prioritized additional relaxation over the possibility at successful the Triple Crown.

Early Voting, who went off at 5-1, gave coach Chad Brown his second Preakness victory. He is additionally owned by Klaravich Stables, which gained the race in 2017 with Cloud Computing.

Jockey Jose Ortiz gained the Preakness for the primary time. He had by no means completed larger than fourth in 4 earlier mounts within the race.

Early Voting completed first in a area of 9 horses, which included filly Secret Oath and three who got here again after working within the Kentucky Derby two weeks in the past. Early Voting, a son of Gun Runner, gained for the third time in 4 profession races to take the $900,000 winner’s share of the $1.65 million purse.

“He obtained the break day,” assistant coach Baldo Hernandez mentioned this week. “He is in good condition.”