Opening mile of the Kentucky Derby

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by declansharbor

You're crazy bro. And im pretty sure i speak for the board when saying 'thank you' for being such.

A lot of good stats and stuff like this I have on file for big races.

I wish I was a good enough writer to be able to work them into my columns...something like that is a little too cerebral for a Preakness newspaper column.

Horses who raced wide and have faded in the stretch in Derby have had a great subsquent record...but, it will be interesting to see how this holds up in the next few years. After Borel's latest win in 2010...maybe the wides aren't having it tough anymore.