The last time a Derby winner finished 4th or worse in their final prep race was 1957. (Throw out Ank Naked, Big Truck, Cool Coal Man, Denis of Cork, Pyro and Visionaire)
A horse has never won the Derby without at least 1 start at 1 1/8 (everyone qualifies)
Throw out horses with a new Jockey on board ( Monba,Cool Coal Man, Anak Nakal, all qualify)
A total of 38 Fillies have been entered in the Derby over the years with just 3 winning (13.6%) Have to throw out Eight Belles with that percentage....
86% of all Derby winners have had 3 or more starts as a 3 year old ( throw out Monba, Court Vision, Recapture the Glory, Tale Of Ekati,Colonel John, Big Brown
87% of all Derby winners raced their last prep 5 weeks or less prior to the Big race (throw out Adriano,Big Brown, and Smooth Air )
88% of all Derby winners had a Speed Fig of at least 100 in 1 of their last 3 preps (throw out Pyro, Tale of Ekati, Colonel John, Cowboy Cal, Visionair, Big Truck, Dennis of Cork, Smooth Air, Cool Coal Man, Anka Nakal, Eight Belles, Z Humor, Monba, Court Vision, and Adriano) |