Kentucky Derby Winning Stats

I wanted to know the post position of each of the Kentucky Derby winners in the past years since it has grown so crowded. This is what I found and listed so as to make some sense of them. Does post position matter? In a way, it would appear that it does not matter that much. But this is a list of years, name of horse, and post position. Vital stats which are available on the internet. 2011, Animal Kingdom, post 16; 2010, Super Saver, post 4; 2009, Mine That Bird, post 8; 2008 Big Brown, post 20; 2007, Street Sense, post 7; 2006, Barbaro, post 8; 2005, Giacomo, post 10, 2004, Smarty Jones, post 13; 2003, Funny Cide, post 5; 2002, War Emblem, post 5; 2001, Monarchos, post 16; 2000 Fusiachi Pegasus, post 15; 1999, Charismatic, post 16. Post positions will now be listed with the name of the horse, but not the year, just a running list of the numbers to 1970. Real Quiet, 3; Silver Charm, 5; Grindstone, 6; Thunder Gulch, 16; Go for Gin, 8; Sea Hero,6; Lil E. Tee, 10; Strike the Gold, 5; Unbridled, 8; Sunday Silence, 10; Winning Colors, 1; Alysheba, 3; Ferdinand, 1; Spendabuck, 10; Swale, 15; Sunny's Halo, 10; Gato del Sol, 18; Pleasant Colony, 7; Genuine Risk, 10; Spectacular Bid, 3; Affirmed, 2; Seattle Slew, 4; Bold Forbes, 2; Foolish Pleassure,3; Cannonnade, 2; Secretariat, 10; Riva Ridge, 9; Cananero II, 12;