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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.
The horse won at the Florida Derby in March and at the Breeders' Cup Juvenile in November. Mike Repole, Fierceness' owner, was 0-7 in the Derby coming into Saturday, with two more pre-race scratches.
The 2024 Kentucky Derby (branded as the 150th Running of the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve for sponsorship reasons) was the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby. It took place on May 4, 2024, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. [1] The race was open to 20 horses, who qualified through the 2024 Road to the Kentucky Derby.
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.
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 ...
Mystik Dan has won the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby in a dramatic photo finish at Churchill Downs on Saturday in Louisville. Mystik Dan edged out Sierra Leone and Forever Young in a rare ...
Mystik Dan had to make a 1,900-mile van ride to Santa Anita to run in the Malibu Stakes. He's the first Derby winner to race at Santa Anita as a 3-year-old since 1997.