Brian Hernandez Jr. spent the leadup to the Kentucky Derby watching replays of winning rides by fellow jockeys to see what it would take to get the job done with Mystik Dan, particularly those of Hall of Famer Calvin Borel.
Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan slid into the favorite slot when Muth, a winner by six lengths over third-place Mystik Dan in the Arkansas Derby, spiked a fever on his second day at Pimlico and bowed out of the second leg of the Triple Crown.
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Mystik Dan had a perfect stalking trip at Churchill Downs Saturday evening along the rail to assume the lead at the top of the stretch and held off fast closing Sierra Leone and Forever Young to win an historic and memorable 150th renewal of the Kentucky Derby under the Twin Spirts of Churchill Downs to win the first leg of the 2024 Triple Crown.
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Mystik Dan, with jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. aboard, won the 150th Kentucky Derby on Saturday in a three-way photo finish, edging Sierra Leone and Forever Young at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky.
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