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Kentucky Derby Post Position History
Post Postions Statistics
Big Brown became the first Kentucky Derby winner to win the Run for the Roses from the PP 20 post in the eight times a horse has broken from the far outside gate.
The outside posts have not fared particularly well over the past three decades. Posts PP 17-PP 20 are a combined 2 for 75 over the past 35 years.
There is a long run into the first turn at Churchill Downs, and post PP 15 and PP 16 each account for three Derby winners, meaning that the far outside posts are not the kiss of death.
The best place to break appears to be somewhere between post PP 5 and PP 10, which have accounted for 17 of the past 35 Derby winners.
The best post over that period is post PP 10, which has accounted for six Derby winners.
The rail draw has produced just one Derby winner in the past 35 years.
One trend that does appear to hold true is horses finishing third and fourth generally have drawn inside posts.
| Post | Starts | Win | Place | Show | 4th |
| 1 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 11 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | 35 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Saratoga
Saratoga opens for the 143rd year on Friday, July 22 for an outstanding 40-day meeting that includes over 50 stakes races and 17 Grade 1 races. The marquee event of the meeting is the $1 million Travers Stakes (G1) on Saturday, Aug. 27.
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The spring/summer meeting at Churchill Downs gets underway on Saturday April 30, with 24 graded stakes on the betting menu. The marquee events are the Kentucky Oaks (G1) and Kentucky Derby (G1).
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Racing in New York shifts to Belmont Park on Friday April 29 for the spring / summer meeting, which includes the Belmont Stakes (G1) on Saturday June 11.
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