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Originally Posted by Lemon Drop Husker
Closers have won 8 of the last 15 Derby's. Not finish in the money, not finish 4th or 5th, but WIN.
Not sure why this whole myth exists that closers can't/don't win in the Kentucky Derby.
2002: Monarchos
2005: Giacomo
2007: Street Sense
2008: Big Brown
2009: Mine That Bird
2011: Animal Kingdom
2012: I'll Have Another
2013: Orb
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I agree 100% with you. Going back further in time, Unbridled, Ferdinand (and from the 1 post) and Gato Del Sol. I thought Sea Hero and Grindstone came from fairly far back as well.