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The 150th Kentucky Derby was all that and more as 156,710 people were on hand to watch Mystik Dan’s thrilling victory via a photo finish in the Run for the Roses on Saturday at Churchill Downs ...
Famous country singer Thomas Rhett attends the 2024 Kentucky Derby. Country singer Thomas Rhett, left, poses on the 150th Kentucky Derby red carpet Saturday. May 04, 2024
Jeff, Stacey and Reed Sheppard, former University of Kentucky basketball player, pose on the red carpet along with Reed’s girlfriend, Brailey Dizney, at the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 4 ...
The Kentucky Derby has long been a must-attend event for the rich and famous, with celebrities flocking to historic Churchill Downs to catch a glimpse of the Run for the Roses. This year is no ...
Kenneth G. McPeek (born August 2, 1962) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer and bloodstock agent. [2] McPeek gained prominence in 2024 by winning the 150th Kentucky Derby in a three-horse photo finish with the 18:1 underdog Mystik Dan [3] and the Kentucky Oaks with Thorpedo Anna.
As a three-year-old, Grindstone won the Louisiana Derby and was second in the Arkansas Derby. He then won the 1996 Kentucky Derby with a time of 2:01.06, edging Cavonnier at the wire by a nose. He was jockey Jerry Bailey's second Kentucky Derby winner, and the second in a row for trainer D. Wayne Lukas
The controversy filled the sporting news of media outlets in North America and was a cover story for Sports Illustrated, [6] which referred to it as "the year's major sports story." [7] The next disqualification of a Kentucky Derby winner happened in 2019, when Maximum Security was disqualified for impeding the progress of several other horses. [8]
Fierceness strode into the Kentucky Derby as the overwhelming favorite, but Mystik Dan took the roses in a three-horse photo finish, winning the 150th Kentucky Derby on Saturday in a stunning upset.