US EditionMystik Dan Becomes First Derby Winner in Almost 30 Years to Win 2nd Race at Churchill Downs
- Mystik Dan, a four-year-old colt and 2024 Kentucky Derby winner, won the Grade III Blame Stakes Saturday at Churchill Downs, ending a five-race losing streak.
- The victory followed a period of underperformance including finishes at the Preakness, Belmont, and Pegasus World Cup, prompting trainer Kenny McPeek to adjust the colt’s conditioning.
- Mystik Dan ran the 1 1/8 miles Blame Stakes in a stakes record time of 1:48.45, powering home by 1 1/4 lengths with jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. Aboard.
- The win paid $8.12 at 3-1 odds, increased Mystik Dan’s earnings to over $4.4 million, and Hernandez praised the horse for making his job easy when in form.
- Mystik Dan’s victory makes him the first Derby winner since 1998 to win again at Churchill Downs, suggesting renewed momentum heading into the fall Kentucky campaign and potential Breeders’ Cup contender.
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CRAWFORD | Mystik Dan makes history, becomes 1st Derby winner since ‘98 to win again at Churchill
A year after slipping through on the rail to win Kentucky Derby 150 in a three-horse photo, Mystik Dan returned to the same racetrack, hugged the same rail — and reminded everyone he’s still got it.
Derby Winner Mystik Dan Back To His Best In the Blame
Since his upset victory in the GI Kentucky Derby nearly 400 days ago, not a whole lot had gone right for Mystik Dan (Goldencents). Yes, he was a meritorious second to a loose-on-the-lead Seize the Grey (Arrogate) in the GI Preakness Stakes, but he subsequently failed to shine in the GI Belmont Stakes, the GI Malibu Stakes when racing first off a 6 1/2-month absence and the GI Pegasus World Cup, defeating a total of four horses. Trainer Ken McPee…
Super Screener: Long-shot play in Blame at Churchill Downs
As a racing fan it is always exciting when the Kentucky Derby winner returns to the races, as 2024 hero Mystik Dan does on Saturday in the Grade 3 Blame Stakes at Churchill Downs.As a bettor, though, it is exciting to take a swing against the Derby winner's celebrity, and that is what Mike Shutty and Super Screener have in store with a long-shot selection in the local prep for the Stephen Foster Stakes (G1).Super Screener is in the midst of a st…
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