Mystik Dan jockey, trainer, odds and more to know about Kentucky Derby 2024 horse
When the 2024 Kentucky Derby begins on Saturday, one horse may have an especially tough time out of the gate at Churchill Downs.
Mystik Dan, who will start from post 3 on race day, is positioned between Sierra Leone, second in morning-line odds and the horse in post 2, and Catching Freedom, the horse third in morning-line odds starting from post 4. Mystik Dan will also need to contend with the horse from post 1, Dornoch, the brother of 2023 Kentucky Derby winner Mage.
Mystik Dan will have his work cut out for him Saturday, but his trainer will also be extra motivated to give him an edge. Kenny McPeek trained Swiss Skydiver to a Preakness Stakes win in 2020 and Sarava to a Belmont Stakes win in 2002. McPeek is still looking for his first Kentucky Derby win.
Here's everything you need to know about Mystik Dan ahead of Saturday's Run for the Roses.
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Mystik Dan: Trainer, Jockey, Owner and Pedigree
Trainer: Kenny McPeek
Jockey: Brian Hernandez Jr.
Owner: Lance Gasaway, 4 G Racing LLC and Daniel Hamby III
Sire: Goldencents
Dam: Ma'am
Bred: Kentucky, United States
Mystik Dan Record: Past performances and career earnings
Past 2024 performances:
Date | Track | Race | Finish | Speed |
1/1/24 | Oaklawn Park | 2024 Smarty Jones (LS) | 5 | not listed |
2/3/24 | Oaklawn Park | 2024 Southwest Stakes (G3) | 1 | 104 |
3/30/24 | Oaklawn Park | 2024 Arkansas Derby (G1) | 3 | 94 |
Career Earnings: $550,050
Mystik Dan: Predictions, odds and analysis
Prediction, expert analysis:
Kentucky Derby experts: Five of six experts leave Mystik Dan out of top 10
Vance Hanson, listed as a writer and editor for KentuckyDerby.com, is the sole exception. He put Mystik Dan in the No. 10 spot in his top 10.
Mystik Dan odds: 20-1 (morning line)
Post number: 3
Kentucky Derby 2024: Latest field odds
Post | Horse | Morning-line odds (American odds)* |
1 | Dornoch | 20-1 (+2000) |
2 | Sierra Leone | 3-1 (+300) |
3 | Mystik Dan | 20-1 (+2000) |
4 | Catching Freedom | 8-1 (+800) |
5 | Catalytic | 30-1 (+3000) |
6 | Just Steel | 20-1 (+2000) |
7 | Honor Marie | 20-1 (+2000) |
8 | Just a Touch | 10-1 (+1000) |
9 | T O Password | 30-1 (+3000) |
10 | Forever Young | 10-1 (+1000) |
11 | Track Phantom | 20-1 (+2000) |
12 | West Saratoga | 50-1 (+5000) |
13 | Endlessly | 30-1 (+3000) |
14 | Domestic Product | 30-1 (+3000) |
15 | Grand Mo the First | 50-1 (+5000) |
16 | Fierceness | 5-2 (+250) |
17 | Stronghold | 20-1 (+2000) |
18 | Resilience | 20-1 (+2000) |
19 | Society Man | 50-1 (+5000) |
20 | Epic Ride | 30-1 (+3000) |
Kentucky Derby 2024: TV, streaming and where to watch
When: Saturday, May 4
Coverage starts: 2:30 p.m. ET
Post time: 6:57 p.m. ET
Where: Churchill Downs, Louisville Kentucky
Cable TV: NBC
HOW TO WATCH: See the full Kentucky Derby with a subscription to Peacock
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