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Firenze Fire will start from post position number one with long 50-1 odds. SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE
POST POSITION 1 HISTORY
While the number one post position in the past has produced eight winners, the outside is today considered among the most dreaded.
Winners: Ferdinand (1986); Chateaugay (1963); Needles (1956); Hill Gail (1952); Citation (1948); Gallahadion (1940); Lawrin (1938); War Admiral (1937).
RacingDudes.com explains why #1 is so bad:
Even though the #1 post shows a 9.2 win % historically, any horse that draws it nowadays is a complete toss-out. The rail is the worst place to be because the Churchill starting chute lines up directly with the rail once it connects to the main track. With 19 other horses all pushing down from the outside towards the rail, the horse in the #1 post is in danger of getting hit or pushed into the rail shortly after the start.
QUOTES
JASON SERVIS (FIRENZE FIRE, Post Position 1, 50-1) – “I think it’s a lot better than 19 or 20, really. I’d rather be inside. I’m OK with it.”
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