By The Numbers Post Position

[eye123]

Post Position Wins by post position:   (Will the new starting gate make a difference ?  Is post position 17 the kiss of death ? Do these numbers really mean anything to your handicapping ? )


1: 8 wins in 93 starts, last winner in 1986

2: 7 wins in 93 starts, last winner in 1978

3: 5 wins in 93 starts, last winner in 1998

4: 5 wins in 93 starts, last winner in 2010

5: 10 wins in 93 starts, last winner in 2017

6: 2 wins in 93 starts, last winner 1993

7: 8 wins in 92 starts, last winner in 2021

8: 8 wins in 92 starts, last winner in 2009

9: 4 wins in 89 starts, last winner in 1972

10: 9 wins in 86 starts, last winner in 2005

11: 2 wins in 82 starts, last winner in 1988

12: 3 wins in 78 starts, last winner in 1971

13: 5 wins in 76 starts, last winner in 2016

14: 2 wins in 66 starts, last winner in 1961

15: 6 wins in 61 starts, last winner in 2020

16: 4 wins in 50 starts, last winner in 2011

17: 0 wins in 43 starts

18: 2 wins in 35 starts, last winner in 2019

19: 1 win in 30 starts, last winner in 2012

20: 2 wins in 18 starts, last winner in 2022

[shoes]

As an addendum, American Pharoah #18, actually broke from gate 17 (moved down due to a scratch).

[bobtailnag]

Good catch shoes.

[cherokeescot]

American Pharoah came out of gate 15 in the Derby as Zayat scratched stable companion El Zabeir to avoid the #17 curse but as it happens International Star was also a late scratch so only 18 went to post. 

[eye123]

Actually AP came out of the 16....one post vacant (from video)

[shoes]

May 3, 2023 11:54:45 GMT -5 cherokeescot said:

American Pharoah came out of gate 15 in the Derby as Zayat scratched stable companion El Zabeir to avoid the #17 curse but as it happens International Star was also a late scratch so only 18 went to post. 

I had forgotten that, so that is still another winner from gate 15.

[Badactor]