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THE 117TH KENTUCKY DERBY

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Facts and figures on today’s 117th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. Odds are updated through Friday.

PP HORSE JOCKEY ODDS 1 FLY SO FREE Jose Santos 5-1 2 ALYDAVID Corey Black 18-1 3 WILDER THAN EVER Joe Deegan 14-1 4 SEA CADET Chris McCarron 19-1 5 STRIKE THE GOLD Chris Antley 4-1 6 HANSEL Jerry Bailey 9-5 7 FORTY SOMETHING Andrea Seefeldt 14-1 8 GREEN ALLIGATOR Corey Nakatani 14-1 9 LOST MOUNTAIN Herb McCauley 60-1 10 MANE MINISTER Alex Solis 60-1 11 PAULRUS Shane Sellers 14-1 12 CORPORATE REPORT Pat Day 7-1 13 ANOTHER REVIEW Art Madrid 14-1 14 HAPPY JAZZ BAND Cash Asmussen 99-1 15 BEST PAL Gary Stevens 6-1 16 QUINTANA Angel Cordero 23-1

TRIPLE CROWN WINNERS 1919: Sir Barton 1930: Gallant Fox 1935: Omaha 1937: War Admiral 1941: Whirlaway 1943: Count Fleet 1946: Assault 1948: Citation 1973: Secretariat 1977: Seattle Slew 1978: Affirmed WINNING POST POSITIONS The number of winners of the Kentucky Derby starting from each post position from 1900 to present. Unbridled, the 1990 winner, started from the eighth post position.

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Post Winners 1 12 2 9 3 7 4 10 5 8 6 5 7 7 8 7 9 4 10 8 11 3 12 3 13 3 14 2 15+ 3

Note: 15+ includes post positions 15-20. CHURCHILL DOWNS Track: Oval, one mile around Soil: Sandy loam Width: At Derby start, 120 ft.; Backstretch, 79 ft.; Finish, 80 ft. Seating capacity: 51,500 total for grandstand, bleachers, clubhouse and terraces. Parking: 4,000 cars Stables: 1,404 stalls Source: Churchill Downs and Associated Press

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