The only horse to win the Kentucky Derby from the No. 20 post was Clyde Van Dusen back in 1929. Can Big Brown make history to become only the second horse to win from the far outside?
The Kentucky Derby takes place this Saturday, May 3 at Churchill Downs and a lot of horse racing fans will be wondering why the favorite has chosen to race from the far outside post. It makes sense when you consider Big Brown won the Florida Derby from the outside post, but it's a little daunting when you figure there's only ever been one horse to win the Kentucky Derby from the No. 20 post. Still, Big Brown's trainer Richard Dutrow, Jr. is happy with the draw.
"We prefer just to break on the outside," Dutrow said. "We get assured of a clean trip. If he breaks good, we figure it's to our advantage. We had a few choices and felt we took the best shot."
Here are the post positions for the 2008 Kentucky Derby. The complete field, with Post Position, Horse, Jockey, Trainer, Morning-Line Odds are listed below:
1 Cool Coal Man, Julien Leparoux, Nick Zito, 20-1
2 Tale of Ekati, Eibar Coa, Barclay Tagg, 15-1
3 Anak Nakal, Raphael Bejarano, Nick Zito, 30-1
4 Court Vision, Garrett Gomez, Bill Mott, 20-1
5 Eight Belles (f), Gabriel Saez, Larry Jones, 15-1
6 Z Fortune, Robby Albarado, Steve Asmussen, 30-1
7 Big Truck, Javier Catellano, Barclay Tagg, 50-1
8 Visionaire, Jose Lezcano, Michael Matz, 20-1
9 Pyro, Shaun Bridgmohan, Steve Asmussen, 6-1
10 Colonel John, Corey Nakatani, Eoin Harty, 4-1
11 Z Humor, Rene Douglas, Bill Mott, 30-1
12 Smooth Air, Manoel Cruz, Bennie Stutts Jr., 20-1
13 Bob Jack Black, Rich Migliore, James Kasparoff, 20-1
14 Monba, Ramon Dominguez, Todd Pletcher, 15-1
15 Adriano, Edgar Prado, Graham Motion, 30-1
16 Denis of Cork, Calvin Borel, David Carroll, 20-1
17 Cowboy Cal, John Velazquez, Todd Pletcher, 20-1
18 Recapturetheglory, E.T. Baird, Louie Roussel, 20-1
19 Gayego, Mike Smith, Paulo Lobo, 15-1
20 Big Brown, Kent Desormeaux, Rick Dutrow Jr., 3-1
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