Bay colt trained by Kenny McPeek and ridden by Brian Hernandez Jr. earns $3.1 million from record $5m purse
Brian Hernandez Jr. and Kenny McPeek also won Kentucky Oaks the previous day with Thorpedo Anna
Crowd of 156,710 spectators waited nearly 10 minutes for result to be declared official
Finish marks closest since 1947 when Jet Pilot won by a head over Phalanx
Mystik Dan wins 150th Kentucky Derby in thrilling three-horse photo finish
Sierra Leone finishes second by a nose, Forever Young takes third
The 150th Kentucky Derby produced one of the most thrilling finishes in its storied history, with Mystik Dan winning by a nose in a three-horse photo finish on May 4, 2024, at Churchill Downs. The bay colt trained by Kenny McPeek and ridden by Brian Hernandez Jr. earned $3.1 million from the record $5m purse.
Mystik Dan's victory marked the closest finish to a Kentucky Derby since 1947, when Jet Pilot won by a head over Phalanx, who was another head in front of Faultless. The previous day, Hernandez and McPeek had teamed for a wire-to-wire win in the Kentucky Oaks for fillies with Thorpedo Anna.
The crowd of 156,710 spectators waited nearly 10 minutes before the result was declared official. Sierra Leone, ridden by Tyler Gaffalione, finished second by a nose, while Forever Young with jockey Ryusei Sakai took third.
Brian Hernandez Jr., who went off at 18-1 odds in the Derby, expressed his excitement about the close finish: “That was the longest few minutes I've ever felt in my life,” he said. “It was exciting when we hit the line, but I wasn't sure if we won.”
The 3-horse photo finish is a rare occurrence in horse racing history and adds to the excitement of this iconic event.
Mystik Dan won the 150th Kentucky Derby by a nose, making it the 10th Kentucky Derby decided by the closest margin in horse racing.
Mystik Dan's jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. and trainer Kenny McPeek had previously teamed for a wire-to-wire win in the Kentucky Oaks for fillies on Friday with Thorpedo Anna.
Mystik Dan's winning share of the record $5 million purse was $3.1 million.
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three noses at the wire. That year, Jet Pilot won by a head over Phalanx, who was another head in front of Faultless.
Mystik Dan won the 150th Kentucky Derby in a photo finish with a nose margin over Sierra Leone.
Mystik Dan is the first three-horse photo finish in a Kentucky Derby since 1947.
Brian Hernandez Jr. and trainer Kenny McPeek had previously teamed for a wire-to-wire win in the Kentucky Oaks for fillies on Friday with Thorpedo Anna.
Mystik Dan earned $3.1m from a record $5m purse.
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The article contains some instances of inflammatory rhetoric and appeals to authority, but no formal or blatant logical fallacies were found. The author uses descriptive language to convey the excitement and tension of the photo finish, which can be seen as an appeal to emotion. However, this does not constitute a logical fallacy. The author also mentions previous Kentucky Derby finishes for context and to highlight the significance of Mystik Dan's win, which can be seen as an appeal to authority but is not a fallacy since it does not involve a false claim or misrepresentation of facts.
]“That was the longest few minutes I’ve ever felt in my life,” Hernandez said. “It was exciting when we hit the line, but I wasn’t sure if we won, it was quite a rush to sit there and wait for it.”
Brian did an amazing job.
Mystik Dan wins the Kentucky Derby by the closest margin since 1996, only the 10th time in 150 years that it's been decided by a nose.
