Random Observations

[moosepalm]

Perusing DRF\'s Derby charts for the past nine years, I found the following tidbits, perhaps more curiosity items than matters of any import:

- The average odds for the 1st, 2nd and 4th place finishers have all been 23-1.  For the 3rd place finisher it was 11-1.

- The highly sought after 6th post position has not hit the super in that time frame, yet the most successful has been the #8.  A range of the most successful would be 2 through 8.  The 1 has only two 4th place finishes in that time frame.

- Pletcher\'s two most successful Derby entrants, Invisible Ink and Bluegrass Cat, both finished 4th at Keeneland in their Derby preps (pre-synth, as I\'m pretty sure the surface changed after the \'06 spring meet).  Nor did they win their race prior to the Bluegrass, either.  \"Cat\" had been a stakes winner as a two-year old.  Not sure about \"Ink.\"