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POST 1
Fastest winner: Hill Gail, 2:01 3/5 (1952)
Record (Entries-win-place-show): 95-8-5-5
Win percentage: 8.4%
POST 2
Win percentage: 7.4%
In-the-money percentage: 27.4%
Boasts the second-best rate (27.4%) of horses finishing top three among the 20 post positions. Four of the seven wins from this spot came in the 1970s: Dust Commander (1970), Cannonade (1974), Bold Forbes (1976) and Affirmed (1978). There have been no winners since.
POST3
Fastest winner: Foolish Pleasure, 2:02 (1975)
Record (Entries-win-place-show): 95-6-8-8
Win percentage: 6.3%
In-the-money percentage: 23.2%
Two of the six wins from this post came in the 1970s — 1975 (Foolish Pleasure) and 1979 (Spectacular Bid) — with Mystik Dan adding a win to the position last year. It's the third straight year the post has had a top-three horse after Two Phil's finished second in 2023 and Epicenter was the 2022 runner-up.
POST4
Fastest winner: Decidedly, 2:00 2/5 (1962)
Record (Entries-win-place-show): 95-5-6-4
Win percentage: 5.3%
In-the-money percentage: 15.8%
Super Saver’s 2010 Derby victory was the last for the post.
POST5
Fastest winner: War Emblem, 2:01.13 (2002)
Record (Entries-win-place-show): 95-10-8-4
Win percentage: 10.5%
In-the-money percentage: 23.2%
The winningest position with 10 champions. Four have come since 2000: War Emblem (2002), Funny Cide (2003), California Chrome (2014) and Always Dreaming (2017).
In-the-money percentage: 18.9%
Ferdinand (1986) was the last horse to win at this position, with the average placing for horses being 8.2.
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POST 1
Fastest winner: Hill Gail, 2:01 3/5 (1952)
Record (Entries-win-place-show): 95-8-5-5
Win percentage: 8.4%
POST 2
Win percentage: 7.4%
In-the-money percentage: 27.4%
Boasts the second-best rate (27.4%) of horses finishing top three among the 20 post positions. Four of the seven wins from this spot came in the 1970s: Dust Commander (1970), Cannonade (1974), Bold Forbes (1976) and Affirmed (1978). There have been no winners since.
POST3
Fastest winner: Foolish Pleasure, 2:02 (1975)
Record (Entries-win-place-show): 95-6-8-8
Win percentage: 6.3%
In-the-money percentage: 23.2%
Two of the six wins from this post came in the 1970s — 1975 (Foolish Pleasure) and 1979 (Spectacular Bid) — with Mystik Dan adding a win to the position last year. It's the third straight year the post has had a top-three horse after Two Phil's finished second in 2023 and Epicenter was the 2022 runner-up.
POST4
Fastest winner: Decidedly, 2:00 2/5 (1962)
Record (Entries-win-place-show): 95-5-6-4
Win percentage: 5.3%
In-the-money percentage: 15.8%
Super Saver’s 2010 Derby victory was the last for the post.
POST5
Fastest winner: War Emblem, 2:01.13 (2002)
Record (Entries-win-place-show): 95-10-8-4
Win percentage: 10.5%
In-the-money percentage: 23.2%
The winningest position with 10 champions. Four have come since 2000: War Emblem (2002), Funny Cide (2003), California Chrome (2014) and Always Dreaming (2017).
In-the-money percentage: 18.9%
Ferdinand (1986) was the last horse to win at this position, with the average placing for horses being 8.2.
POST 6
Fastest winner: Iron Liege, 2:01 1/5 (1957)
Record (Entries-win-place-show): 95-2-8-3
Win percentage: 2.1%
In-the-money percentage: 13.7%
Has the least number of wins of the first 10 posts with two but has eight second-place finishes, tied with Posts 3 and 5 for the most. Good Magic finished second in 2018 from the sixth post.
POST 7
Fastest winner: Northern Dancer, 2:00 (1964)
Record (Entries-win-place-show): 94-8-6-6
Win percentage: 8.5%
In-the-money percentage: 21.3%
A horse has placed in the money from this post in 21.3% of the 94 races the post has been occupied. The most recent winner to come from the seventh starting post was Mandaloun in 2021.
POST 8
Fastest winner: Lucky Debonair, 2:01 1/5 (1965)
Record (Entries-win-place-show): 94-9-5-5
Win percentage: 9.6%
In-the-money percentage: 20.2%
In 2023, Mage became the third horse to win from the eighth post in the new millennium, joining Barbaro (2006) and Mine That Bird (2009). Tacitus added a third-place finish from the spot in 2019.
POST 9
Fastest winner: Riva Ridge, 2:01 4/5 (1972)
Record (Entries-win-place-show): 91-4-6-8
Win percentage: 4.4%
In-the-money percentage: 19.8%
Tomy Lee and Venetian Way posted back-to-back wins in 1959 and 1960 from the ninth post, which has four winners total. A horse hasn’t won from here since 1972 (Riva Ridge).
POST 10-
Fastest winner: Secretariat, 1:59 2/5 (1973)
Record (Entries-win-place-show): 88-9-6-11
Win percentage: 10.2%
In-the-money percentage: 29.5%
Secretariat, the greatest horse to win the Kentucky Derby, did so from this post 52 years ago. And four horses won in the 1980s: Genuine Risk (1980), Sunny’s Halo (1983), Spend a Buck (1985) and Sunday Silence (1989). This post owns the second-best win percentage (10.2%) behind Posts 5 and 20 and the best in-the-money percentage (29.5%).
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Fastest winner: Hill Gail, 2:01 3/5 (1952)
Record (Entries-win-place-show): 95-8-5-5
Win percentage: 8.4%
POST 2
Win percentage: 7.4%
In-the-money percentage: 27.4%
Boasts the second-best rate (27.4%) of horses finishing top three among the 20 post positions. Four of the seven wins from this spot came in the 1970s: Dust Commander (1970), Cannonade (1974), Bold Forbes (1976) and Affirmed (1978). There have been no winners since.
POST3
Fastest winner: Foolish Pleasure, 2:02 (1975)
Record (Entries-win-place-show): 95-6-8-8
Win percentage: 6.3%
In-the-money percentage: 23.2%
Two of the six wins from this post came in the 1970s — 1975 (Foolish Pleasure) and 1979 (Spectacular Bid) — with Mystik Dan adding a win to the position last year. It's the third straight year the post has had a top-three horse after Two Phil's finished second in 2023 and Epicenter was the 2022 runner-up.
POST4
Fastest winner: Decidedly, 2:00 2/5 (1962)
Record (Entries-win-place-show): 95-5-6-4
Win percentage: 5.3%
In-the-money percentage: 15.8%
Super Saver’s 2010 Derby victory was the last for the post.
POST5
Fastest winner: War Emblem, 2:01.13 (2002)
Record (Entries-win-place-show): 95-10-8-4
Win percentage: 10.5%
In-the-money percentage: 23.2%
The winningest position with 10 champions. Four have come since 2000: War Emblem (2002), Funny Cide (2003), California Chrome (2014) and Always Dreaming (2017).
In-the-money percentage: 18.9%
Ferdinand (1986) was the last horse to win at this position, with the average placing for horses being 8.2.
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POST 1
Fastest winner: Hill Gail, 2:01 3/5 (1952)
Record (Entries-win-place-show): 95-8-5-5
Win percentage: 8.4%
POST 2
Win percentage: 7.4%
In-the-money percentage: 27.4%
Boasts the second-best rate (27.4%) of horses finishing top three among the 20 post positions. Four of the seven wins from this spot came in the 1970s: Dust Commander (1970), Cannonade (1974), Bold Forbes (1976) and Affirmed (1978). There have been no winners since.
POST3
Fastest winner: Foolish Pleasure, 2:02 (1975)
Record (Entries-win-place-show): 95-6-8-8
Win percentage: 6.3%
In-the-money percentage: 23.2%
Two of the six wins from this post came in the 1970s — 1975 (Foolish Pleasure) and 1979 (Spectacular Bid) — with Mystik Dan adding a win to the position last year. It's the third straight year the post has had a top-three horse after Two Phil's finished second in 2023 and Epicenter was the 2022 runner-up.
POST4
Fastest winner: Decidedly, 2:00 2/5 (1962)
Record (Entries-win-place-show): 95-5-6-4
Win percentage: 5.3%
In-the-money percentage: 15.8%
Super Saver’s 2010 Derby victory was the last for the post.
POST5
Fastest winner: War Emblem, 2:01.13 (2002)
Record (Entries-win-place-show): 95-10-8-4
Win percentage: 10.5%
In-the-money percentage: 23.2%
The winningest position with 10 champions. Four have come since 2000: War Emblem (2002), Funny Cide (2003), California Chrome (2014) and Always Dreaming (2017).
In-the-money percentage: 18.9%
Ferdinand (1986) was the last horse to win at this position, with the average placing for horses being 8.2.
POST 6
Fastest winner: Iron Liege, 2:01 1/5 (1957)
Record (Entries-win-place-show): 95-2-8-3
Win percentage: 2.1%
In-the-money percentage: 13.7%
Has the least number of wins of the first 10 posts with two but has eight second-place finishes, tied with Posts 3 and 5 for the most. Good Magic finished second in 2018 from the sixth post.
POST 7
Fastest winner: Northern Dancer, 2:00 (1964)
Record (Entries-win-place-show): 94-8-6-6
Win percentage: 8.5%
In-the-money percentage: 21.3%
A horse has placed in the money from this post in 21.3% of the 94 races the post has been occupied. The most recent winner to come from the seventh starting post was Mandaloun in 2021.
POST 8
Fastest winner: Lucky Debonair, 2:01 1/5 (1965)
Record (Entries-win-place-show): 94-9-5-5
Win percentage: 9.6%
In-the-money percentage: 20.2%
In 2023, Mage became the third horse to win from the eighth post in the new millennium, joining Barbaro (2006) and Mine That Bird (2009). Tacitus added a third-place finish from the spot in 2019.
POST 9
Fastest winner: Riva Ridge, 2:01 4/5 (1972)
Record (Entries-win-place-show): 91-4-6-8
Win percentage: 4.4%
In-the-money percentage: 19.8%
Tomy Lee and Venetian Way posted back-to-back wins in 1959 and 1960 from the ninth post, which has four winners total. A horse hasn’t won from here since 1972 (Riva Ridge).
POST 10-
Fastest winner: Secretariat, 1:59 2/5 (1973)
Record (Entries-win-place-show): 88-9-6-11
Win percentage: 10.2%
In-the-money percentage: 29.5%
Secretariat, the greatest horse to win the Kentucky Derby, did so from this post 52 years ago. And four horses won in the 1980s: Genuine Risk (1980), Sunny’s Halo (1983), Spend a Buck (1985) and Sunday Silence (1989). This post owns the second-best win percentage (10.2%) behind Posts 5 and 20 and the best in-the-money percentage (29.5%).
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