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Nick Zito, trainer of two Kentucky Derby winners, loved the return to the traditional draw to determine post positions. In recent years, sorting Derby starting slots was a made-for-TV production involving two steps. First came a draw to determine selection order. The owners and trainers then conferred, picking the best remaining post when their turn came. Reverting to the old method this year, there was a single draw. “The other system, you had to be a rocket scientist,” Zito said. “And then you had to run up there like Lynn Swann and put your number up, and look good doing it.” The Associated Press
