With the draw coming soon for the Kentucky Derby, I thought
I'd share some statistics for each post position. The Derby has been limited to 20 starters since 1975 and the
below table outlines the number of starts, wins, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place
finishes in each post. Last year’s winner I’ll Have Another was the first to
win from post 19, which greatly improved its standing considering the relatively
small sample size. Four slots have
never produced a winner, with post #17 the worst of all with only a 3% in the
money percentage and 6% in the superfecta.
| Post | Starts | Win | Win % | Place | Show | WPS% | 4th | Superfecta % | ||||||||
| 10 | 38 | 6 | 16% | 2 | 5 | 34% | 2 | 39% | ||||||||
| 20 | 9 | 1 | 11% | 0 | 1 | 22% | 1 | 33% | ||||||||
| 16 | 36 | 4 | 11% | 0 | 3 | 19% | 0 | 19% | ||||||||
| 8 | 38 | 4 | 11% | 3 | 3 | 26% | 3 | 34% | ||||||||
| 5 | 38 | 4 | 11% | 4 | 1 | 24% | 4 | 34% | ||||||||
| 3 | 38 | 4 | 11% | 1 | 3 | 21% | 2 | 26% | ||||||||
| 15 | 38 | 3 | 8% | 2 | 1 | 16% | 0 | 16% | ||||||||
| 19 | 17 | 1 | 6% | 1 | 0 | 12% | 0 | 12% | ||||||||
| 2 | 38 | 2 | 5% | 2 | 5 | 24% | 1 | 26% | ||||||||
| 4 | 38 | 2 | 5% | 4 | 1 | 18% | 3 | 26% | ||||||||
| 7 | 38 | 2 | 5% | 1 | 0 | 8% | 6 | 24% | ||||||||
| 18 | 20 | 1 | 5% | 3 | 0 | 20% | 0 | 20% | ||||||||
| 13 | 38 | 1 | 3% | 5 | 5 | 29% | 5 | 42% | ||||||||
| 1 | 38 | 1 | 3% | 0 | 3 | 11% | 4 | 21% | ||||||||
| 6 | 38 | 1 | 3% | 3 | 0 | 11% | 1 | 13% | ||||||||
| 11 | 38 | 1 | 3% | 2 | 0 | 8% | 0 | 8% | ||||||||
| 9 | 38 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 3 | 11% | 3 | 18% | ||||||||
| 14 | 38 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 2 | 11% | 1 | 13% | ||||||||
| 12 | 38 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 2 | 8% | 1 | 11% | ||||||||
| 17 | 36 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3% | 1 | 6% |
