2016 POST POSITION DRAW TwinSpires.com Post Morning Line Odds Position Horse Jockey By Mike Battaglia 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. AE-21. AE-22. KENTUCKY DERBY 142 FACT BOX Date: Saturday, May 7, 2016 Raceday Information: Gates Open: 8 a.m. / First of 14 Races: 10:30 a.m. ET Race: Churchill Downs Race 12 Approximate Post Time: 6:34 p.m. ET Television: NBC (4-7:30 p.m. ET) Radio: Horse Racing Radio Network (5-7 p.m. ET) Grade: I Distance: 1 ¼ Miles Total Purse (if 20 horses start): $2,391,600 First (if 20 horses start): $1,631,600 Second (if 20 horses start): $400,000 Third (if 20 horses start): $200,000 Fourth (if 20 horses start): $100,000 Fifth (if 20 horses start): $60,000 Scratch Time: Friday, May 6, 2016 at 9 a.m. ET KENTUCKY DERBY POST POSITION HISTORY The starting gate at Churchill Downs, made by United Puett, accommodates 14 horses and has a six-stall “auxiliary starting gate” addition that can be attached. For the Kentucky Derby, the two sections are joined which enables the doors of each division to open simultaneously at the press of a button by Churchill Downs’ starter Scott Jordan. Once horses and jockeys make it to the starting gate, they’re well-protected. All starting gates at Churchill Downs are outfitted with high-quality foam padding from Best Pad™, a leading innovator of safety products for the horse racing industry. This seamless padding is applied to all metal surfaces of the starting gate, including front and rear poles, face plates, handrails, superstructure, and pontoons. The use of safety padding protects both jockeys and horses from injury as they begin each race. Post positions shall be determined by a nontransferable lot number being drawn for each horse named as a starter at the Closing. The lot number drawn for each starter shall determine the post position of such starter. Horses having common ties through ownership or training shall each be treated separately for purposes of determining post position. In the event of one or more scratches after the determination of post positions and prior to the Scratch Deadline, then (i) starters with post positions higher than the post position of the scratched starter will be moved to the next lowest empty post position (i.e., toward the inside rail of the race track) and (ii) the Also Eligible Horse that becomes a starter (if any) will receive the lowest post position available after the post positions of the other starters have been moved as provided above. In the event one or more scratches occur after the Scratch Deadline, no Also Eligible Horses will be permitted to start and the post positions shall be moved, without changing the order of the starters, as determined by the stewards and CDI to be in the best interests of the safety of the race participants. Post positions shall be moved for each scratch that occurs so that there are no empty post positions in-between horses at the start of the Kentucky Derby. Detailed rules governing the post-position draw process are available from the Racing Secretary’s office and will be distributed prior to the Closing. Post Positions (since the use of a starting gate in 1930): Post Record Win% ITM% Avg. Finish Last Winner Last ITM Last Top 5 1 86-8-4-5 9.3% 19.8% 8.26 Ferdinand (1986) Risen Star (3 rd , 1988) Sedgefield (5 th , 2007) 2 86-7-5-13 8.1% 29.1% 7.76 Affirmed (1978) Revolutionary (3rd , 2013) Revolutionary (3rd , 2013) 3 86-5-6-8 5.8% 22.1% 8.10 Real Quiet (1998) Golden Soul (2 nd , 2013) Golden Soul (2 nd , 2013) 4 86-5-6-4 5.8% 17.4% 8.44 Super Saver (2010) Danza (3 rd , 2014) Danza (3 rd , 2014) 5 86-9-8-2 10.5% 22.1% 7.44 California Chrome (2014) California Chrome (1 st , 2014) Danzig Moon (5 th , 2015) 6 86-2-7-3 2.3% 14.0% 9.28 Sea Hero (1993) Bodemeister (2 nd , 2012) Samraat (5 th , 2014) 7 85-6-6-5 7.1% 20.0% 7.69 Street Sense (2007) Dortmund (3 rd , 2015) Dortmund (3 rd , 2015) 8 85-8-5-4 9.4% 20.0% 8.34 Mine That Bird (2009) Mine That Bird (1 st , 2009) Creative Cause (5 th , 2012) 9 82-4-5-8 4.9% 20.7% 8.72 Riva Ridge (1972) Firing Line (2 nd , 2015) Firing Line (2 nd , 2015) 10 79-9-6-9 11.4% 30.4% 7.54 Giacomo (2005) Paddy O’Prado (3 rd , 2010) Paddy O’Prado (3 rd , 2010) 11 75-2-4-3 2.7% 12.0% 8.96 Winning Colors (1988) Empire Maker (2 nd , 2003) Master of Hounds (5 th , 2011) 12 71-3-3-3 4.2% 12.7% 9.51 Canonero II (1971) Afleet Alex (3 rd , 2005) Frosted (4 th , 2015) 13 69-4-5-7 5.8% 23.2% 8.36 Smarty Jones (2004) Mucho Macho Man (3 rd , 2011) Went the Day Well (4 th , 2012) 14 61-2-5-5 3.3% 19.7% 9.23 Carry Back (1961) Impeachment (3 rd , 2000) Shackleford (4 th , 2011) 15 54-5-2-1 9.3% 14.8% 10.06 American Pharoah (2015) American Pharoah (1 st , 2015) American Pharoah (1 st , 2015) 16 45-4-3-3 9.1% 22.7% 9.39 Animal Kingdom (2011) Commanding Curve (2 nd , 2014) Commanding Curve (2 nd , 2014) 17 37-0-1-2 0.0% 8.1% 11.16 Forty Niner (2 nd , 1988) Don’t Get Mad (4 th , 2005) 18 29-1-4-0 3.4% 17.2% 9.17 Gato Del Sol (1982) Nehro (2 nd , 2011) Nehro (2 nd , 2011) 19 24-1-1-0 4.2% 8.3% 12.58 I’ll Have Another (2012) I’ll Have Another (1 st , 2012) Wicked Strong (4 th , 2014) 20 14-1-0-1 7.1% 14.3% 10.57 Big Brown (2008) Big Brown (1 st , 2008) Big Brown (1 st , 2008) 21 2-0-0-0 0.0% 0.0% 13.50 22 1-0-0-0 0.0% 0.0% 8.00 23 1-0-0-0 0.0% 0.0% 7.00 Post Position Winners (since the use of a starting gate in 1930): 1 8: Ferdinand (1986); Chateaugay (1963); Needles (1956); Hill Gail (1952); Citation (1948); Gallahadion (1940); Lawrin (1938); War Admiral (1937) 2 7: Affirmed (1978); Bold Forbes (1976); Cannonade (1974); Dust Commander (1970); Tim Tam (1958); Ponder (1949) Assault (1946) 3 5: Real Quiet (1998); Alysheba (1987); Spectacular Bid (1979); Foolish Pleasure (1975); Shut Out (1942) 4 5: Super Saver (2010); Seattle Slew (1977); Decidedly (1962); Pensive (1944); Whirlaway (1941) 5 9: California Chrome (2014); Funny Cide (2003); War Emblem (2002); Silver Charm (1997); Strike the Gold (1991); Count Fleet (1943); Johnstown (1939); Bold Venture (1936); Twenty Grand (1931) 6 2: Sea Hero (1993); Iron Liege (1957) 7 6: Street Sense (2007); Pleasant Colony (1981); Proud Clarion (1967); Northern Dancer (1964); Determine (1954); Gallant Fox (1930) 8 8: Mine That Bird (2009); Barbaro (2006); Go for Gin (1994); Unbridled (1990); Majestic Prince (1969); Lucky Debonair (1965); Swaps (1955); Cavalcade (1934) 9 4: Riva Ridge (1972); Venetian Way (1960); Tomy Lee (1959); Count Turf (1951) 10 9: Giacomo (2005); Lil E. Tee (1992); Sunday Silence (1989); Spend a Buck (1985); Sunny’s Halo (1983); Genuine Risk (1980); Secretariat (1973); Dark Star (1953); Omaha (1935) 11 2: Winning Colors (1988); Brokers Tip (1933) 12 3: Canonero II (1971); Kauai King (1966); Hoop Jr. (1945) 13 3: Smarty Jones (2004); Forward Pass (1968); Jet Pilot (1947); Burgoo King (1932) 14 2: Carry Back (1961); Middleground (1950) 15 5: American Pharoah (2015); Orb (2013); Fusaichi Pegasus (2000); Grindstone (1996); Swale (1984) 16 4: Animal Kingdom (2011); Monarchos (2001); Charismatic (1999); Thunder Gulch (1995) 17 0 18 1: Gato Del Sol (1982) 19 1: I’ll Have Another (2012) 20 1: Big Brown (2008) 21 0 22 0 23 0 Posts 1-14 1,123-74-75-79 6.6% 20.3% Posts 15-23 (Aux.) 206-12-11-7 5.8% 14.6% Posts 1-10 847-63-58-61 7.4% 21.5% Posts 11-23 482-23-28-25 4.8% 15.8% Posts 1-4 344-25-21-30 7.3% 22.1% Posts 5-8 342-25-26-14 7.3% 19.0% Posts 9-12 307-18-18-23 5.9% 19.2% Posts 13-16 228-15-15-16 6.6% 20.2% Posts 17-23 108-3-6-3 2.8% 11.1% Derby Winner Year Post Derby Winner Year Post The Cliff’s Edge 2004 4-1 8.20-1 Empire Maker 2003 6-5 2.50-1* American Pharoah 2015 15 Cavalcade 1934 8 Harlan’s Holiday 2002 9-2 6.00-1* California Chrome 2014 5 Brokers Tip 1933 11 Point Given 2001 9-5 1.80-1* Orb 2013 15 Burgoo King 1932 13 Fusaichi Pegasus 2000 9-5 2.30-1* I’ll Have Another 2012 19 Twenty Grand 1931 5 Animal Kingdom 2011 16 Gallant Fox 1930 7 General Challenge / 1999 3-1 4.80-1* Super Saver 2010 4 Excellent Meeting-f Indian Charlie 1998 2-1 2.70-1* Mine That Bird 2009 8 Post Positions (1900-1929) Pulpit 1997 2-1 5.70-1 Big Brown 2008 20 Street Sense 2007 7 Unbridled’s Song 1996 8-5 3.50-1* Prior to the introduction of the starting gate in 1930, Timber Country / 1995 5-2 3.40-1* Barbaro 2006 8 horses in the Kentucky Derby were dispatched by the Giacomo 2005 10 Serena’s Song-f use of ropes, ribbon or wooden barriers.