Downey Profile: Derby by the Speed Numbers
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By Dick Downey
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In 56 of the last 60 runnings of the Kentucky Derby, the winner was either on the lead with an eighth of a mile to go in the race, within a length of the lead, or running second although more than a length off the leader. In all, 43 of the last 60 winners, or 72%, were on the lead at the eighth pole. More