When Gato del Sol crossed the finish line in the 1982 Kentucky Derby, he was the first horse to ever win the race from the far outside post position. In the latest episode of Saving Stories, Stone Farm horse breeder and owner Arthur B. Hancock III tells the story of using the Pythagorean theorem to calculate the perfect ride from this disadvantageous starting position. It's a similar scenario that this year's favorite, Fierceness, is facing this Saturday.
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