Mystik Dan won the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, finishing in 2:03.34 on Saturday at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.
The race came down to a photo finish, with Sierra Leone and Forever Young just inches behind.
Sierra Leone, with jockey Tyler Gaffalione, Forever Young, with jockey Ryusei Sakai, and Mystik Dan, with jockey Brian Hernandez Jr., cross the finish line at Churchill Downs in the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 4, 2024, in Louisville, Kentucky. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
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“It was quite a rush to sit here and wait for it,” jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. said after it took a few minutes for Mystik Dan, who entered the race with 18-1 odds, to be declared the winner.
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