The 150th running of the Kentucky Derby ended with a photo finish and Mystik Dan won as an 18-1 long shot. Now we turn our attention to Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore for the Preakness Stakes.
Churchill Downs Inc. announced that a crowd of 156,710 fans gathered at Churchill Downs racetrack in Louisville, Ky., to celebrate and witness Mystik Dan claim the Garland of Roses at the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve at 18-1 odds under mostly cloudy skies.
Heavily favored Skelly stretched his Oaklawn winning streak to eight with a front-running 2 1/4-length victory over Mish in Saturday’s $200,000 Lake Hamilton Stakes for older horses at six furlongs.
Brian Hernandez Jr., Mystik Dan, winner: “It still hasn’t sunk in, it’s so unbelievable. We came into the weekend thinking that we had a really big chance at winning both Friday and Saturday.
Following is a collection of quotes from the trainers of each of the 19 non-winning entries in Saturday's Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, won by Mystik Dan.
Following is a collection of quotes from the trainers of each of the 19 non-winning entries in Saturday's Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, won by Mystik Dan.
Mystik Dan won by photo finish at the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, but the historic moment didn't come without controversy.
The finish was unquestionably one of the closest in Kentucky Derby history.
Brian Hernandez had won a Breeders' Cup Classic aboard Fort Larned, but he entered the first weekend in May as "one of the most underrated riders in racing,"
The 150th Kentucky Derby fittingly came down to a nose. Make that three noses.
Mystik Dan has won the 150th Kentucky Derby. Here's what that means for your bets with the Kentucky Derby results, payouts and order of finish.
C Two Racing Stable and Agave Racing Stable’s Soul of an Angel overtook post-time favorite Randomized in mid-stretch to post a surprise win in Saturday’s Grade 2, $200,000 Ruffian, a one-turn mile for older fillies and mares, at Belmont at the Big A.
Master Piece (CHI), under an artful ride by Dylan Davis, staved off the late bid of defending race winner Ottoman Fleet to capture Saturday’s $200,000 Fort Marcy (G2), a 1 1/8-mile inner turf test for older horses, at Belmont at the Big A.
Trainer Chad Brown and Seth Klarman’s Klaravich Stables won the Grade 1 Old Forester Turf Classic on three consecutive occasions from 2019-’21, with Horse of the Year Bricks and Mortar, Digital Age, and Domestic Spending (the latter in a dead-heat with Colonel Liam).
Play the Music hit all the right notes in the $135,000 Whimsical Stakes (G3) on Saturday at Woodbine. A wide-open field of 14 went postward in the six-furlong race for older fillies and mares, with longshot The Arcadian Way showing the way early.
Gun Pilot made an ambitious leap in competition entering Saturday's $1-million Grade 1 Churchill Downs Stakes, and it paid off in a big way, earning his first career stakes victory with a powerful kick down the stretch.
When Amerman Racing's Endlessly bypassed the $600,000 American Turf (G2) for 3-year-olds Saturday at Churchill Downs in favor of the Kentucky Derby (G1) later on the card, trainer H.
Any horse owner (even if they just own a whisker) dreams of standing in the winner's circle on Kentucky Derby day. Seize The Grey, who is owned by numerous
Any horse owner (even if they just own a whisker) dreams of standing in the winner's circle on Kentucky Derby day. Seize The Grey, who is owned by numerous
Two of Bob Baffert’s Preakness Stakes (G1) candidates, Muth and Imagination, worked six furlongs in company Saturday at Santa Anita. Also working was Grade 1 winner Tamara, who is on the comeback trail for trainer Richard Mandella.
Trainer Chad Brown's dominance of the North American turf ranks continued Saturday in the Grade 2 $665,000 Churchill Distaff Turf Mile Stakes, saddling the top three finishers, led by Chili Flag.
Alva Starr may have beaten Vahva last out in the G1 Madison Stakes at Keeneland, but that was Vahva's first start off a six-month layoff. Fast-forward four weeks to Kentucky Derby day, and the 4-year-old daughter of Gun Runner was able to turn the tables on that rival in the Grade 1 Derby City Distaff at Churchill Downs.
Cogburn pressed outside of pacesetter Coppola to the top of the stretch, then willingly shook off that rival to lead at the three-sixteenths pole and drew clear to win the $600,000 Twin Spires Turf Sprint (G2) Saturday at Churchill Downs.
The latest 2024 Kentucky Derby odds have Fierceness, the No. 17 horse, as anywhere from a 2-1 to 7-2 favorite. Fierceness is one of our Kentucky Derby expert picks for the best bet to win the 150th Kentucky Derby.
It's always fun to look at long shots to win the Kentucky Derby, especially if you're considering backing one to win. This practice gets a little more interesting this year as the "Run for the Roses" becomes a family affair — or a family feud.
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