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Originally Posted by dilanesp
One interesting thing is remember how one of the pieces of Derby "wisdom" and "statistics" was that you couldn't win from post 20? When Big Brown ran this was supposed to be some fatal knock. Of course Big Brown was the best horse in that Derby and won it.
But Rich Strike not only won from the dreaded post 20- he even got a ground-saving trip!
Moral: we shouldn't overthink post position in a race with a long run into the first turn. Yes, in theory, some posts are better than others, but in practice, other things are more important.
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I think the new gate should have stats of its own. This Derby proved that the new gate is fair.
