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Near-record heat for Preakness another test for Epicenter

A general view of the track at Pimlico Race Course ahead of the 147th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race, Thursday, May 19, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Flowers adorn an area near the finish line ahead of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Thursday, May 19, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Tractors groom the final straightaway at Pimlico Race Course ahead of the 147th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race, Thursday, May 19, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Steven Asmussen, trainer for Preakness entrant Epicenter, the runner up in the Kentucky Derby, talks to the press ahead of the Preakness Stakes Horse Race at Pimlico Race Course, Thursday, May 19, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Preakness entrant Epicenter, the runner up in the Kentucky Derby, gallops during a morning workout ahead of the Preakness Stakes Horse Race at Pimlico Race Course, Thursday, May 19, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Preakness entrant Simplification gallops during a morning workout ahead of the Preakness Stakes Horse Race at Pimlico Race Course, Thursday, May 19, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Preakness entrant Secret Oath, with Exercise rider Oscar Quevedo, gallops during a morning workout ahead of the Preakness Stakes Horse Race at Pimlico Race Course, Thursday, May 19, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Black-Eyed Susan entrant Midnight Stroll, with exercise rider Humberto Gomez, gallops during a morning workout ahead of the Black-Eyed Susan horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Thursday, May 19, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Black-Eyed Susan entrant Adare Manor, with exercise rider Humberto Gomez, gallops during a morning workout ahead of the Black-Eyed Susan horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Thursday, May 19, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Black-Eyed Susan entrant Distinctlypossible gallops during a morning workout ahead of the Black-Eyed Susan horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Thursday, May 19, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Black-Eyed Susan entrant Divine Huntress gallops during a morning workout ahead of the Black-Eyed Susan horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Thursday, May 19, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Preakness entrant Epicenter, left, the runner up in the Kentucky Derby horse race, leaves the track after a workout ahead of the Preakness Stakes Horse Race race at Pimlico Race Course, Wednesday, May 18, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Near-record heat for Preakness another test for Epicenter