Sierra Leone, with jockey Tyler Gaffalione, , Forever Young, with jockey Ryusei Sakai, and Mystik Dan, with jockey Brian Hernandez Jr., cross the finish line at Churchill Downs during the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race Saturday, in Louisville, Ky.In a close finish, Mystik Dan won the Kentucky Derby by a horse's nostril over Sierra Leone.
Contenders waited with bated breath in the seconds before the official decision was made. The thoroughbred had entered the race with 18-1 odds — a longshot compared to favorite Fierceness at 3-1 odds.Mystik Dan's trainer Ken McPeek on Saturday became the first trainer since 1952 to win the Kentucky Oaks and Derby in the same year, according to the NBC broadcast. It was jockey Brian Hernandez's first Derby win. The duo won the Oaks a day earlier with filly Thorpedo Anna on a muddy track..
The weather behaved on Saturday at the 150th running of the race. The longest running sporting event in the U.S. was held following changes to aiming to clean up the sport. Multiple scandals have plagued the horse racing industry in recent years, including a sudden uptick in horse deaths and doping allegations.more than two dozen people were indicted in a racehorse doping scheme. Last year, Churchill Downs drew increased scrutiny afterThe federal body put new anti-doping rules into effect at Churchill Downs this year. HISA CEO Lisa Lazarus told LPM this week that the horses have been repeatedly tested.
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