Berliner Tageblatt - Mystik Dan wins 150th Kentucky Derby thriller

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Mystik Dan wins 150th Kentucky Derby thriller / Photo: © GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP

Mystik Dan wins 150th Kentucky Derby thriller

SPORTS 04.05.2024

Mystik Dan won the 150th Kentucky Derby on Saturday, snatching victory over Sierra Leone at the wire in a scintillating first leg of US flat racing's Triple Crown at Churchill Downs.

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Trained by Kenny McPeek and ridden by Brian Hernandez Jr., Mystik Dan moved in front in the final straight and held off -- by less than a nose -- the late charges by second-favorite Sierra Leone and Japanese raider Forever Young.

After the fury of the race, McPeek and Hernandez had to wait just as long to see their horse, who went off at 18-1, confirmed as the winner.

"That was the longest two minutes I've ever felt in my life, waiting for them to hang that number up," Hernandez said.

"It was exciting when we hit the wire, but I wasn't sure if we won."

Fierceness, the pre-race favorite trained by Todd Pletcher and ridden by John Velazquez, challenged around the final turn but faded late.

F.Müller--BTB

Berliner Tageblatt - Mystik Dan wins 150th Kentucky Derby thriller

Mystik Dan wins 150th Kentucky Derby thriller

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