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Stephen Whyno | Associated Press

Early Voting finishes 1st in Preakness without Derby winner

Jose Ortiz atop Early Voting wins the 147th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. (Julio Cortez/AP)

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. 

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