Opening mile of the Kentucky Derby
I had been waiting for Thoro-Graph to post its Derby figures before I'd post this...but, I'm fairly certain Creative Cause was 4 or more paths wider than Bodemeister (whom he trailed by 3.75 lengths after a mile) -- so I'm going to go ahead and call Creative Cause on the right side for this year.
The name on the left is the leader after a mile in the Derby.
The name on the right is the horse who ran the fastest race after a mile with Sheet style ground loss included.
2012: Bodemeister - Creative Cause
2011: Sheckleford - Nehro
2010: Noble's Promise - Discreetly Mine
2009: Join In The Dance - Pioneerof The Nile
2008: Big Brown - Big Brown
2007: Hard Spun - Any Given Saturday
2006: Barbaro - Barbaro
2005: High Fly - Bellamy Road
2004: Lion Heart - Smarty Jones
2003: Peace Rules - Empire Maker
2002: War Emblem - Came Home
2001: Congaree - Point Given
2000: Captain Steve - Captain Steve
1999: Cat Thief - Charismatic
1998: Real Quiet - tie Real Quiet (1w, 4w) and Indian Charlie (3w, 3w) RQ +1 length after mile.
1997: Free House - Silver Charm
1996: Unbridled's Song - Unbridled's Song
1995: Serena's Song - tie Thunder Gulch (3w, 4w) and Afternoon Deelites (4w, 5w) Thunder Gulch 2 lengths in front after a mile.
1994: Go For Gin - Go For Gin
1993: Personal Hope - (Diazo, Union City) -- inconclusive based on very close call of ground loss on turns.
1992: Dance Floor - (Dance Floor, Arazi) -- inconclusive based on very close call of ground loss on turns
1991: Sea Cadet - (Hansel, Corporate Report, Mane Minister) -- inconclusive based on very close call of ground loss on turns
1990: Summer Squall - Summer Squall
1989: Houston - Sunday Silence
1988: Winning Colors - Winning Colors
1987: Bet Twice - Bet Twice
1986: Broad Brush - Badger Land
1985: Spend A Buck - Spend A Buck
The next-out record of horses on the left in dirt races: 8-for-27 (29.6% wins) Avg win mutual: $7.80
The next-out record of horses on the right in dirt races: 15-for-31 (48.4% wins) Avg win mutual: $7.00
Last edited by Calzone Lord : 05-11-2012 at 11:28 PM.
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