Trainer Bob Baffert, aiming for his third Derby win in five years, does not expect the starting order, determined by last night's Derby Draw, to affect the finish. It's all about the horses. It's not a perfect post, but the main thing is the horse is training well.
Point Given owns five victories and three seconds in eight career starts.
Congaree, Baffert's other starter and the second betting choice at 5-1, wound up with the more favorable No. 8 post. Baffert, choosing 14th for Point Given, could have chosen one of three inside positions. That was never a consideration, however. He's such a big horse. Speedsters Songandaprayer, Millennium Wind and Balto Star will all break from the inside.