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The news that upset Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve winner Rich Strike would skip the Preakness Stakes and wait for the Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets on June 11 came as a surprise

As much as the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve winner will not be at the Preakness Stakes, the middle jewel of the Triple Crown will have a heavy favorite. Epicenter, who was second in the run for the roses, was installed as a heavy 6-5 favorite in the Preakness.

Each week, members of the media around the country vote on the nation's top contenders on the Triple Crown trail in the NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll.

The poll will run weekly through June 5. Find out the latest 2022 top 3-year-old rankings below.

AMERICA’S TOP THOROUGHBREDS FOR MAY 18, 2022

NBC Sports will provide comprehensive coverage of the 147th Preakness Stakes, the 1 3/16-mile middle jewel of the Triple Crown, on Saturday at Baltimore’s Pimlico Race Course.

The action begins on CNBC from 2-4 p.m. ET and continues on NBC from 4-7:30 p.m.

The 2022 Triple Crown series started May 7 with the second biggest upset in the 148-year history of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve at Churchill Downs, and now the focus shifts to the $1.5 million Preakness Stakes May 21 at venerable

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