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Lani post position draw landed him in the number eight post position with 30-1 odds.
This is perhaps one of the best post positions with eight wins in eighty-five starts at close to a 10 percent winning percentage. Two wins have been recorded since 1999.
Mikio Matsunaga (trainer) – “It was a good draw, ideal. The middle was ideal so I have no complaints about drawing number eight.”
Lani comes to us via Japan and is the winner of the Grade 2 UAE Derby.
There are some major problems with Lani not taking direction.
“He likes to get into a strong gallop by himself,” exercise rider Eishu Maruuchi said. “He doesn’t want the rider to push him forward.”
The Kentucky-bred Lani has three victories in six starts for earnings of $1,366,618 for his owner, Koji Maeda.
Mike Watchmaker, national handicapper for Daily Racing Form, told the New York Times he doubts that Lani is in the mold of the Venezuelan horse Canonero II, a seemingly impossible long shot who won the Derby in 1971. He described the misbehaving Lani as “the rankest of outsiders.”
142nd Kentucky Derby: Post Positions and Odds
The field for the running of the 142nd Kentucky Derby, which is scheduled to start Saturday at 6:34 p.m. ET at Churchill Downs.
|
PP Horse |
Trainer |
Jockey |
Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1. Trojan Nation |
P. Gallagher |
A. Gryder |
50-1 |
|
2. Suddenbreakingnews |
D. Von Hemel |
L. Quinonez |
20-1 |
|
3. Creator |
S. Asmussen |
R. Santana Jr. |
10-1 |
|
4. Mo Tom |
T. Amoss |
C. Lanerie |
20-1 |
|
5. Gun Runner |
S. Asmussen |
F. Geroux |
10-1 |
|
6. My Man Sam |
C. Brown |
I. Ortiz Jr. |
20-1 |
|
7. Oscar Nominated |
M. Maker |
J. Leparoux |
50-1 |
|
8. Lani |
M. Matsunaga |
Y. Take |
30-1 |
|
9. Destin |
T. Pletcher |
J. Castellano |
15-1 |
|
10. Whitmore |
R. Moquett |
V. Espinoza |
20-1 |
|
11. Exaggerator |
Kei. Desormeaux |
K. Desormeaux |
8-1 |
|
12. Tom's Ready |
D. Stewart |
B. Hernandez Jr. |
30-1 |
|
13. Nyquist |
D. O'Neill |
M. Gutierrez |
3-1 |
|
14. Mohaymen |
K. McLaughlin |
J. Alvarado |
10-1 |
|
15. Outwork |
T. Pletcher |
J. Velazquez |
15-1 |
|
16. Shagaf |
C. Brown |
J. Rosario |
20-1 |
|
17. Mor Spirit |
B. Baffert |
G. Stevens |
12-1 |
|
18. Majesto |
G. Delgado |
E. Jaramillo |
30-1 |
|
19. Brody's Cause |
D. Romans |
L. Saez |
12-1 |
|
20. Danzig Candy |
C. Sise |
M. Smith |
15-1 |
|
Post Position |
Most Recent Winner |
Wins/Starts |
Win Percent |
Wins/Starts Since 1999 |
Win Percent Since 1999 |
|
1 |
Ferdinand (1986) |
8/86 |
9.3% |
0/17 |
0% |
|
2 |
Affirmed (1978) |
7/86 |
8.1% |
0/17 |
0% |
|
3 |
Real Quiet (1998) |
5/86 |
5.8% |
0/17 |
0% |
|
4 |
Super Saver (2010) |
5/86 |
5.8% |
1/17 |
5.9% |
|
5 |
California Chrome (2014) |
9/86 |
10.5% |
3/17 |
17.6% |
|
6 |
Sea Hero (1993) |
2/86 |
2.3% |
0/17 |
0% |
|
7 |
Street Sense (2007) |
6/85 |
7.1% |
1/17 |
5.9% |
|
8 |
Mine that Bird (2009) |
8/85 |
9.4% |
2/17 |
11.7% |
|
9 |
Riva Ridge (1972) |
4/82 |
4.9% |
0/17 |
0% |
|
10 |
Giacomo (2005) |
9/79 |
11.4% |
1/17 |
5.9% |
|
11 |
Winning Colors (1988) |
2/75 |
2.7% |
0/17 |
0% |
|
12 |
Canonero II (1971) |
3/71 |
4.2% |
0/17 |
0% |
|
13 |
Smarty Jones (2004) |
4/69 |
5.8% |
1/17 |
5.9% |
|
14 |
Carry Back (1961) |
2/61 |
3.3% |
0/17 |
0% |
|
15 |
American Pharoah (2015) |
5/54 |
9.3% |
3/17 |
17.6% |
|
16 |
Animal Kingdom (2011) |
4/45 |
9.3% |
3/17 |
17.6% |
|
17 |
N/A |
0/37 |
0% |
0/16 |
0% |
|
18 |
Gato Del Sol (1982) |
1/29 |
3.4% |
0/15 |
0% |
|
19 |
I’ll Have Another (2012) |
1/24 |
4.2% |
1/12 |
8.3% |
|
20 |
Big Brown (2008) |
1/14 |
7.1% |
1/6 |
16.7% |
- Chris Costigan, Gambling911.com Publisher
