...that outside post positions suck.

Personally, I hope they never learn that lesson.

I am guessing that Empire Maker ran the fastest Derby TG fig ever (since 1982) and still lost by almost 2 lengths (and he was even a neck away from finishing completely off the board).

The very wide trip was predictable given the post, the running style and the confident connections that felt they had the best horse (they were probably right) and were likely not going to take any chances of getting into trouble going into the first turn.

Cheers.

Chris