If you're one of the millions that will be watching or betting Saturday's race, make sure you pay attention to where your horse is positioned at the start of the race. This graphic I found on the wires shows the number of wins per pole position since 1900. And if your money is on Big Brown, pay particular attention to how many wins has gone to his spot.

And if you need a little help on picking your favorites, check out this list of contenders from the Kentucky Derby. And stay logged on to the Sun-Sentinel sports for complete derby coverage.

Or if you just want a little more to curb the wait, check out my 2006 News Illustrated that shows how good genes and training breed racing horses. I built this page after a sports editor mentioned how athletic these horses are (their leg muscles must make body builders weep). Because our sister paper, The Baltimore Sun, covers the Preakness race, I was inspired by one of their old graphics and used it as a guide to build mine.