Watch: Kentucky Derby ends with photo finish
WOW. 😱
Mystik Dan WINS the 150th Kentucky Derby in a PHOTO FINISH! pic.twitter.com/N2jfd2TsKe— NBC Sports (@NBCSports) May 4, 2024
Mystik Dan won the 2024 Kentucky Derby on Saturday at Churchill Downs.
But it took several minutes for spectators to know the result as the 150th running of the race went to a photo finish.
🐎 Most thrilling #KentuckyDerby in years. A nail-biting photo finish!
Congratulations to Mystik Dan and his team! Spectacular! pic.twitter.com/HFPC4bmsRR— Gregory T. Angelo (@gregorytangelo) May 4, 2024
One of the greatest finishes we may ever see in our lifetime at the #KentuckyDerby 😮 pic.twitter.com/xg368knCmn
— Jon Root (@JonnyRoot_) May 4, 2024
Sierra Leone took second with Forever Young third.
Mystik Dan and jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. had 18-1 odds to win.
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: 150th Kentucky Derby comes down to the wire