Kentucky Derby 2024 Video: Replay Highlights, Race Results and Breakdown Bleacher Report
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Jockey Joseph Hernandez Jr. on Mystik Dan win the 150th Kentucky DerbyMichael Reaves/Getty ImagesHorse racing fans could hardly have asked for a more thrilling evening at the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby. While Fierceness and Sierra Leone came into Saturday as the top two favorites, it was Mystik Dan who won in a photo finish.
It wasn’t a photo finish in a hyperbolic sense, either, as jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. held Mystik Dan in the lead by mere inches at the wire.
It was a stunning finish to an exciting race—and the richest in the storied history of the Kentucky Derby. The total prize pool, which was raised to $3 million in 2019, jumped to a whopping $5 million this year.
