post position 6
In the 1973 Kentucky Derby, Secretariat was in post position 4. He went on to win the race, setting a record time that still stands today.
A horse called "I'll Have Another", starting from the 19th post position, and ridden by Mario Gutierrez, won the 138th Kentucky Derby in 2012.
A horse called "I'll Have Another", starting from the 19th post position, and ridden by Mario Gutierrez, won the 138th Kentucky Derby in 2012.
Angle Light was coupled as an entry with Secretariat in the 1973 Kentucky Derby. He wore the number 1 saddlecloth but broke for the number 2 post position. Secretariat wore the 1A saddlecloth and broke from the # 10 hole.
The first horse past the post will win it.
The Kentucky Derby winning horses typically wear saddle cloths that display their assigned numbers for the race, which correspond to their post positions. The numbers range from 1 to 20, depending on the number of entries in the race. The winning horse will therefore wear the number that aligns with its starting position in that specific Derby. For example, if a horse won from post position 5, it would wear the number 5 saddle cloth.
The first horse past the post will win it.
The post time of the 2009 Kentucky Derby is 6:04 pm ET. NBC coverage starts at 5:00 pm ET.
The post time of the 2009 Kentucky Derby is 4:04 pm MT. NBC coverage starts at 3:00 pm MT.
'My Old Kentucky Home' is played at the Kentucky Derby by the University of Louisville Marching Band while the horses are paraded to the starting post. It was composed by Stephen Collins Foster [July 4, 1826 - January 13, 1864]. It has been part of the traditions of the Kentucky Derby since at least 1930.
The post time of the 2009 Kentucky Derby is 3:04 pm PT. TV coverage on NBC starts at 2:00 pm PT.
The Kentucky Derby post position draw - a tradition "pill pull" in which horses' entry blanks are pulled simultaneously with a numbered pill to determine what stall a horse will break from the starting gate - will be held at Churchill Downs on Wednesday, May 2, at 5 p.m. ET (Live on NBC Sports Network).