The 150th Kentucky Derby was an amazing accomplishment. Mystic Dan (18-1) Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs won in a photo finish, narrowly defeating Sierra Leone.
Mystik Dan, who won from the third post, paid $39.22 for the win, $16.32 for the place (top 2), and $10.00 for the show (top 3).
The emotional victory marks the first Kentucky Derby victory in the trainer's career. Ken McPeek And a first for jockeys brian hernandez jr.
McPeek and Hernandez pair He also won Friday's Kentucky Oaks with Thorped Anna.. McPeak is the fourth trainer in history to win the Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby in the same year, and the first since 1952.
“Brian did a great job. I mean, it was ridden by a great, great, great jockey,” McPeak said as he awaited official ruling from Churchill Downs on his placement. “Brian is amazing. He's probably one of the most underrated riders in racing. Not anymore.”
“I can't believe it,” Hernandez said while still on top of Mystic Dan. “The few minutes I waited for the call were the longest I've ever felt in my life…It's hard to describe in words.”
Hernandez Jr. looks back on his Kentucky Derby victory
Mystic Dan jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. spoke about the emotion behind his 150th Kentucky Derby victory, calling it “hard to describe in words.”
Mystik Dan is owned by lance gasaway And that 4g racing The team includes Brent Gassaway (Lance's cousin) and Brent's wife Sharilyn.he also owns Daniel Hamby III and his brother, Scott Hamby of Valley View Farm.
Saturday marks the first anniversary of Lance Gassaway's father's death. “It's for him,” Gassaway said. “He's smiling at us.”
This year's Kentucky Derby was said to be relatively unpredictable compared to past years, and Mystic Dan proved why. He had the seventh best odds in the Derby field, well behind favorites such as Fierceness and Sierra Leone.
Fierceness finished 15th despite entering the tournament as heavy favorites with 3 wins and 1 loss. But the biggest heartbreak came for the Sierra Leone team. He went in at odds of 9/2 and came up incredibly short after a characteristically strong finish.
Watch Larry Colmas score in the Kentucky Derby
Watch Larry Colmus, the voice of the Kentucky Derby, celebrate Mystic Dan's dramatic victory at the 150th Kentucky Derby.
“That's a big deal.” Trainer Chad Brown said:. “But it's a professional sport. And when you get to this level, you win and you lose, and a lot of times it's a matter of inches.”
Sierra Leone paid $6.54 for the place and $4.64 for the show. Forever Young paid $5.58 for the screening.
A $2 exer with 1-2 correct paid $258.56. A $1 trifecta with 1-2-3 correct paid $1,113.84. And the exact 1-2-3-4 $1 superfecta returned a whopping $8,254.00.
Mystic Dan's next scheduled appearance – Lance Gassaway said it will be up for debate – is the 149th Preakness Stakes on May 18 at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland, on NBC. It will be broadcast. peacock.
2024 Kentucky Derby full race results
1. Mystic Dan
2. Sierra Leone
3. Forever Young
4. Seize your freedom
5.TO password
6. Resilience
7. Fortress
8. Honor Marie
9. Endlessly
10. Dornoch
11. Truck Phantom
12. West Saratoga
13.Domestic products
14. Epic Ride
15. Intensity
16. Working adults
17. Just Steal
18. Granmo I
19. Catalyst
20. Just a Touch
SCR.encino
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