DERBY STATS
Over the last 30 runnings of the Kentucky Derby (G1), the Wood Memorial (G1) has been the most successful final prep
race, yielding eight winners, and the Blue Grass S. (G1) ranks second with seven.
Those prep races will provide the most starters this year.
Final prep races producing the most Derby winners (last 30 years)
| Prep race | # of KY Derby
winners |
# of ’06 Derby
runners* |
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| Wood Memorial | 8 | 4 | ||
| Blue Grass | 7 | 4 | ||
| Santa Anita Derby | 6 | 3 | ||
| Arkansas Derby | 4 | 3 | ||
| Lexington | 2 | 1 | ||
| Florida Derby | 0 | 2 |
* Top 20 based on graded earnings
In the last 40 years, only one Kentucky Derby winner has broken
from the rail, but post 16 has three wins and post 15 two. No horse has managed
to win from post 19 or 20 yet, but seven of the last 11 Kentucky Derby winners
have come from post 10 or beyond.
Winning post positions (last 40 years)
| Post | Wins | Post | Wins | |||
| 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2 | 4 | 12 | 2 | |||
| 3 | 4 | 13 | 2 | |||
| 4 | 1 | 14 | 0 | |||
| 5 | 3 | 15 | 2 | |||
| 6 | 1 | 16 | 3 | |||
| 7 | 2 | 17 | 0 | |||
| 8 | 3 | 18 | 1 | |||
| 9 | 1 | 19 | 0 | |||
| 10 | 7 | 20 | 0 |
BRIS Speed ratings (last 16 years)
The BRIS Speed ratings of the last 16 Kentucky Derby
winners, earned in each of their three-year-old starts prior to the Derby, with
the most recent listed first:
| Derby Winner | Speed Ratings | Last race (finish) | ||
| GIACOMO | 100, 96, 98 | Santa Anita Derby (4th) | ||
| SMARTY JONES | 105, 109, 101, 103 | Arkansas Derby (1st) | ||
| FUNNY CIDE | 111, 103, 97 | Wood Memorial (2nd) | ||
| WAR EMBLEM | 109, 105, 88, 94 | Illinois Derby (1st) | ||
| MONARCHOS | 108, 108, 106, 98 | Wood Memorial (2nd) | ||
| FUSAICHI PEGASUS | 110, 103, 100, 98 | Wood Memorial (1st) | ||
| CHARISMATIC | 104, 94, 94, 94, 88, 83, 88 | Lexington (1st) | ||
| REAL QUIET | 107, 103, 73 | Santa Anita Derby (2nd) | ||
| SILVER CHARM | 102, 98, 105 | Santa Anita Derby (2nd) | ||
| GRINDSTONE | 101, 102, 93 | Arkansas Derby (2nd) | ||
| THUNDER GULCH | 98, 103, 106 | Blue Grass (4th) | ||
| GO FOR GIN | 104, 105, 99, 100 | Wood Memorial (2nd) | ||
| SEA HERO | 96, 85, 77 | Blue Grass (4th) | ||
| LIL E. TEE | 102, 96, 107, 100 | Arkansas Derby (2nd) | ||
| STRIKE THE GOLD | 109, 100, 99, 87 | Blue Grass (1st) | ||
| UNBRIDLED | 108, 101, 104, 98 | Blue Grass (3rd) |
BRIS Speed ratings for this year’s contenders
| Horse | 2006 Speed ratings | Last race (finish) | ||
| A.P. WARRIOR | 100, 101, 88 | Santa Anita Derby (3rd) | ||
| BARBARO | 104, 104, 97 | Florida Derby (1st) | ||
| BLUEGRASS CAT | 92, 104, 101 | Blue Grass (4th) | ||
| BOB AND JOHN | 103, 98, 106, 100 | Wood Memorial (1st) | ||
| BROTHER DEREK | 105, 102, 108 | Santa Anita Derby (1st) | ||
| CAUSE TO BELIEVE | 102, 100, 99, 99 | Illinois Derby (3rd) | ||
| DEPUTY GLITTERS | 86, 106, 99, 87 | Wood Memorial (6th) | ||
| FLASHY BULL | 92, 101, 100 | Florida Derby (7th) | ||
| JAZIL | 101, 94, 97 | Wood Memorial (2nd) | ||
| KEYED ENTRY | 101, 107, 112, 105 | Wood Memorial (3rd) | ||
| LAWYER RON | 101, 98, 99, 105 | Arkansas Derby (1st) | ||
| MISTER TRIESTER | 103, 93, 99 | Illinois Derby (2nd) | ||
| POINT DETERMINED | 101, 100, 94, 97 | Santa Anita Derby (2nd) | ||
| PRIVATE VOW | 96, 90 | Arkansas Derby (3rd) | ||
| SACRED LIGHT | 84, 100, 99, 97 | Santa Anita Derby (4th) | ||
| SEASIDE RETREAT | 79, 100, 86 | Blue Grass (6th) | ||
| SHARP HUMOR | 104, 98 | Florida Derby (2nd) | ||
| SHOWING UP | 96, 107, 99 | Lexington (1st) | ||
| SINISTER MINISTER | 116, 96, 71, 106 | Blue Grass (1st) | ||
| STEPPENWOLFER | 98, 94, 98, 98, 86 | Arkansas Derby (2nd) | ||
| STORM TREASURE | 102, 86, 102 | Blue Grass (2nd) | ||
| SUNRIVER | 101, 102, 94, 93 | Florida Derby (3rd) | ||
| SWEETNORTHERNSAINT | 114, 107, 105, 107 | Illinois Derby (1st) |