This is the most coveted post in the starting gate with a whopping ten winners over the years. Interestingly, prior to Strike the Gold’s 1991 Kentucky Derby victory, there had been a gap of nearly fifty years since the last time this post proved victorious. Despite that, the high number of wins from the post makes it a go-to for many fans and experts.

The is the only post position in regular use that has yet to produce a Derby winner. The closest a horse ever came to winning from this gate was Forty Niner, who placed 2nd in 1988. Because of this, many stray away from it when it comes time to play their bets.

Wearing the color green on Derby Day is considered bad luck. Many believe the color leads to misfortune at the track, especially for bettors. Some people also believe it is back luck for the horses and jockeys too.

The only horse to have green in their silks for this year's Derby, Right to Party, scratched from the race. Do with that information what you will!

Some see $50 bills as bad luck because of old superstitions tied to gambling and misfortune. Some people will even go as far to empty their pockets or swap out their 50s before placing any bets.

Believe it or not, some people think that a horse who relieves itself in the paddock before a race is more likely to win. they believe that the horse is more relaxed and lighter, allowing them to sprint faster down the track.

Peanuts are considered to be such bad luck that many bars and facilities don't welcome them on-site.

One popular theory traces it to early sporting events and racetracks where peanuts were a cheap snack sold during hard times, so they became loosely associated with bad luck or losing. Over time, that belief stuck, even without any real evidence.

Horses that have names beginning with the letter S are believed to be extremely lucky. The letter has produced more winners than any other in the race's history.

Past winners include:

• Secretariat — 1973
• Seattle Slew — 1977
• Sunny’s Halo — 1983
• Swale — 1984
• Spend a Buck — 1985
• Silver Charm — 1997
• Street Sense — 2007
• Super Saver — 2010

Some people think gray horses are lucky, especially on rainy days. The thought comes from the idea that their visibility gives them a leg up on their competition.

Three gray horses have won the Derby in the past:

• Determine — 1954
• Decidedly — 1962
• Giacomo — 2005
  

Horses with one white foot are believed to be good luck, while horses with four white feet are believed to be back luck.

There's even an old wives’ tale about it from the 1800s:
One white foot, buy him;

Two white feet, try him;

Three white feet, look well about him;

Four white feet, go without him.