Mystik Dan | |
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Sire | Goldencents |
Grandsire | Into Mischief |
Dam | Ma'am |
Damsire | Colonel John |
Sex | Colt |
Foaled | Kentucky, U.S. [1] | March 4, 2021
Country | United States |
Color | Bay |
Breeder | Homebred |
Owner | Lance Gasaway, Daniel Hamby, 4G Racing, and Valley View Farm, LLC |
Trainer | Kenneth McPeek |
Record | 9: 3 – 2 – 1 |
Earnings | $4,161,360 [2] |
Major wins | |
Southwest Stakes (2024) American Triple Crown wins: Kentucky Derby (2024) | |
Last updated on June 9, 2024 |
Mystik Dan (foaled March 4, 2021) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. [3] Jockeyed by Brian Hernandez Jr., he won the 2024 Kentucky Derby by a nose, beating Sierra Leone and Forever Young with a time of 2:03.34. [4]
Mystik Dan is a bay colt bred in Kentucky by Lance Gasaway and Daniel Hamby. [5] His name is derived by a combination of Hamby's father's first name (Dan) with his father's first business venture (Mystik Tape). [6] He is a descendent of Darley Arabian. [7]
Mystik Dan's dam Ma'am was bought by trainer Kenneth McPeek for the owners and he recommended the mating of Goldencents to her. The colt was foaled at his Magdalena Farm near Lexington. Goldencents, a two-time Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile winner, stands for $10,000 at Spendthrift Farm in Kentucky (2024). [8]
Date | Distance | Race | Grade | Track | Odds | Field | Finish | Winning Time | Winning (Losing) Margin | Jockey | Ref |
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2023 – Two-year-old season | |||||||||||
Oct 22, 2023 | 6+1⁄2 furlongs | Maiden Special Weight | Keeneland | 12.83 | 11 | 2 | 1:18.24 | (1+1⁄4 lengths) | Brian Hernandez Jr. | [9] | |
Nov 12, 2023 | 5+1⁄2 furlongs | Maiden Special Weight | Churchill Downs | 0.82* | 10 | 1 | 1:35.68 | 7+3⁄4 lengths | Brian Hernandez Jr. | [10] | |
Nov 25, 2023 | 1 mile | Allowance | Churchill Downs | 2.14* | 11 | 5 | 1:37.94 | (8 lengths) | Brian Hernandez Jr. | [11] | |
2024 – Three-year-old season | |||||||||||
Jan 1, 2024 | 1+1⁄16 miles | Smarty Jones Stakes | Oaklawn Park | 7.90 | 9 | 5 | 1:44.59 | (3+1⁄4 lengths) | Julien Leparoux | [12] | |
Feb 3, 2024 | 1+1⁄16 miles | Southwest Stakes | III | Oaklawn Park | 11.40 | 11 | 1 | 1:43.67 | 8 lengths | Brian Hernandez Jr. | [13] |
Mar 30, 2024 | 1+1⁄8 miles | Arkansas Derby | I | Oaklawn Park | 4.00 | 10 | 3 | 1:49.54 | (6+1⁄4 lengths) | Brian Hernandez Jr. | [14] |
May 4, 2024 | 1+1⁄4 miles | Kentucky Derby | I | Churchill Downs | 18.61 | 20 | 1 | 2:03.34 | nose | Brian Hernandez Jr. | [15] |
May 18, 2024 | 1+3⁄16 miles | Preakness Stakes | I | Pimlico | 2.40* | 8 | 2 | 1:56.82 | (2+1⁄4 lengths) | Brian Hernandez Jr. | [16] |
Jun 8, 2024 | 1+1⁄4 miles | Belmont Stakes | I | Saratoga | 6.40 | 10 | 8 | 2:01.64 | (15+4⁄4 lengths) | Brian Hernandez Jr. | [17] |
Notes:
An (*) asterisk after the odds means Mystik Dan was the post-time favorite.
Sire Goldencents (2010) | Into Mischief (2005) | Harlan's Holiday (1999) | Harlan (1989) |
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Christmas in Aiken (1992) | |||
Leslie's Lady (1996) | Tricky Creek (1986) | ||
Crystal Lady (1990) | |||
Golden Works (2000) | Banker's Gold (1994) | Forty Niner (1985) | |
Banker's Lady (1985) | |||
Body Works (CAN) (1989) | Bold Ruckus (1976) | ||
Kinto (1980) | |||
Dam Ma'am (2013) | Colonel John (2005) | Tiznow (1997) | Cee's Tizzy (1987) |
Cee's Song (1986) | |||
Sweet Damsel (1995) | Turkoman (1982) | ||
Grande Dame (1986) | |||
Lady Siphonica (2002) | Siphon (BRZ) (1991) | Itajara (BRZ) (1983) | |
Ebrea (1979) | |||
Cherokee Crossing (1991) | Cherokee Colony (1985) | ||
Sky Meadows (1986) |
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