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.
Jon Court, among the most successful riders in North American history, said he plans to retire following Sunday’s sixth race at Oaklawn. Court, 63, was
According to Churchill Downs, $210, 7 million was wagered on Mystik Dan's win of the Kentucky Derby, besting by $20 million the previous betting record set last year.
Trainer Kenny McPeek said Sunday morning that the ultimate decision on running Mystik Dan in the 149th Preakness Stakes (G1) May 18 at Pimlico Race Course depends on the newly crowned Kentucky Derby (G1) winner.
Godolphin's homebred Nations Pride (Ire) has settled in well in his return to Belmont Park, where he is readying for his season debut Saturday’s $400,000 Man o’ War (G2), a 1 3/8-mile turf test for older horses at Belmont at the Big A.
The second jewel of horse racing's Triple Crown could be missing 150th Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan and other co-stars, quashing hopes for a rematch after the thrilling three-wide photo finish in the milestone race.
Mystik Dan won the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby in a thrilling photo finish, edging out Forever Young and Sierra Leone for the upset victory.
For much of his 22-year career, jockey Pedro Cotto Jr., has flown beneath the radar as a journeyman riding around the edges of fame and fortune. Given
Horsemen will be offered $7.5 million in bonus opportunities as well as two qualifiers for races at Newmarket in Great Britain and Deauville in France come Preakness Day May 18 at Pimlico Race Course.
Standing outside his barn at Churchill Downs on Sunday morning, trainer Kenny McPeek was asked to sum up his feelings about Mystik Dan’s victory in the 150th running of the $5-million Kentucky Derby (G1) just about 12 hours earlier.
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).
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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