Kentucky Derby post positions, most Run for the Roses winners by spot
How many horses have won the Kentucky Derby from each post position since Churchill Downs began using the starting gate? Run for the Roses history:
Only four Kentucky Derby horses will run from the post positions they drew on Churchill Downs' Opening Day after Right to Party became the latest horse to scratch on Friday morning, allowing Robusta to enter the field and run from the 20th post. Right to Party, the third scratch in the Derby field, garnered the No. 5 post during last weekend's post position draw .
The colt's exit moved the other entrants up a spot in the starting gate, though the numbers remain the same. With Silent Tactic , who was in the 13th post, also scratching , everyone after that moves up two spots. As a result, Golden Tempo , who initially drew Post No.
19, will run from the 17th post. Of the post positions used since 1930, it's the only one that hasn't produced a winner. The No.
5 post has produced the most winners of all the positions, which is good news for Commandment , who slid up a spot from the sixth post. Here's a look at how many winners and top-three finishers have come from each post: Post No. 1 Fastest winner: Hill Gail, 2:01 3/5 (1952) Record (Entries-win-place-show): 96-8-5-5 Win percentage: 8.
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