LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- After another successful running for the roses, crews are working at Churchill Downs to clean up the aftermath of hosting hundreds of thousands of people during Derby week.

Within 24 hours of the 150th Kentucky Derby, most of the historic race track has been cleaned up.

The Run for the Roses went off just after 7 p.m. Saturday with 20 horses and a crowd of 156,710. Mystik Dan desperately fought to hang on with two challengers coming to him in the closing strides. He did, too, after a delay of several minutes while the closest three-horse photo finish since 1947 was sorted out.

It was just the 10th Kentucky Derby decided by a nose — the closest margin in horse racing — and the first since Grindstone edged Cavonnier to wear the garland of red roses in 1996. The crowd waited several minutes in the heat and humidity as the result was reviewed by the stewards and declared official.

"It was so much fun," Linda Shoemaka, a Kentucky Derby attendee, said. "Everybody here is so gracious and welcoming."

LA Tom and Tommy Johns spent Sunday fishing out their food truck from piles of trash.

"I'm ready for a nap," Johns said. "Maybe a three-day nap."

Half smoked cigars, flatten cans and lawn chairs remained scattered throughout the infield.

"We've literally been here since Monday setting up and then two days over here," LA Tom said.

For the Gringos Food truck, the trash means the 150th Kentucky Derby was a roaring success.

"We were so busy on the inside, we didn't even have time to pay attention to the crowd," Johns said.

Thousands of meals and bets later, crews scooped up wagering tickets, cups and containers on Sunday.

"It was real clean, compared to what it was when we left here yesterday," Johns said. "They did, whoever did it, they did a great job."

Crowds still came to Churchill Downs on Sunday to visit the Kentucky Derby Museum. The museum reached capacity on Sunday as tourists looked for souvenirs before heading home.

"I would definitely come back and do this again," Shoemaka said. "It was a fun time."

Churchill Downs officials said Derby 150 produced a record $320.5 million in bets for the day, up from 2023's mark of $288.7 million. The race itself held a record of $210.7 million, beating last year's $188.7 million. Derby Week betting rose to a record $446.6 million.

Churchill Downs will host its first Twilight Thursdays of the Spring Meet this week. For tickets, click here.

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