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The race was open to 20 horses, who qualified through the 2024 Road to the Kentucky Derby. Mystik Dan won in a three-way photo finish, at 18:1 odds. He and jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. held off late charges by Sierra Leone and Forever Young to reach the wire first by a nose. [2] [3] It was the first nose margin victory in this event since the ...
Mystik Dan won a three-way photo finish over Sierra Leone and Forever Young in a historic 150th edition of the Grade 1, $5 million Kentucky Derby from a full field of 20 horses on Saturday night ...
The McPeek-trained Mystik Dan held off a late charge from Sierra Leone and Forever Young to win Saturday's 150th running of the $5 million Kentucky Derby in front of 156,710 fans at Churchill Downs.
The Derby win capped a remarkable 24 hours for McPeek and Hernandez, who teamed up with Thorpedo Anna to win the Kentucky Oaks on Friday. McPeek effusively praised Hernandez and his ride.
Last updated on December 28, 2024 Mystik Dan ( foaled March 4, 2021) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse . [ 3 ] Jockeyed by Brian Hernandez Jr. , he won the 2024 Kentucky Derby by a nose, beating Sierra Leone and Forever Young with a time of 2:03.34.
Kenneth G. McPeek (born August 2, 1962) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer and bloodstock agent. [2] McPeek gained prominence in 2024 by winning the 150th Kentucky Derby in a three-horse photo finish with the 18:1 underdog Mystik Dan [3] and the Kentucky Oaks with Thorpedo Anna.
The final official numbers from Saturday’s 150th Kentucky Derby horse ... Mystik Dan paid $39.22 to win, $16.32 to place and $10 to show. ... Travis Kelce—but no Taylor Swift—spotted at ...
Alan-A-Dale, ridden by jockey Jimmy Winkfield won the Derby in 1902. The Kentucky Derby was first run at 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (12 furlongs; 2.4 km) the same distance as the Epsom Derby, before changing lengths in 1896 to its current 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles (10 furlongs; 2 km). On May 17, 1875, in front of an estimated crowd of 10,000 people, a field of ...