Mystik Dan and jockey Brian Hernandez in the winner's circle after the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville on Saturday, May 4, 2024. Jockey's today often throw rose petals into the air after the garland is placed.
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Mystik Dan's connections will earn $3.1 million from this year's record purse of $5 million.
The Derby will answer the perennial question of which 3-year-old can best handle running 1 1/4 miles in front of the biggest crowd they will ever see and hear.
Tradition tugs on trainer Kenny McPeek to take his Kentucky Derby winner, Mystik Dan, to Baltimore on May 18 and try to win the Preakness.
