who won 2024 kentucky derby

The winner of the 2024 Kentucky Derby was Mystik Dan, ridden by jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. Mystik Dan won in a thrilling three-way photo finish, narrowly beating Sierra Leone and Forever Young by a nose. The victory was at 18:1 odds, and it marked the first nose margin win since 1996 and the first three- horse photo finish since 1947. Trainer Kenny McPeek also made history by winning both the Kentucky Derby and the Kentucky Oaks in the same year, a feat not achieved since 1952