Sent off at 18-1 odds, Mystik Dan and jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. rode the rail down the stretch with a short lead. Forever Young from Japan and Sierra Leone gave chase and pressured the leader to the wire in front of 156,710 at Churchill Downs.
Author: Beth Harris
The Kentucky Derby could be a wet one. Early favorites Fierceness, Sierra Leone have won in the slop
The 150th Kentucky Derby has a couple early favorites, such as Fierceness and Sierra Leone. Beyond them, it’s a wide-open race. The forecast for Churchill Downs in Louisville calls for a 60% chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms. Both Fierceness and Sierra Leone have won on messy tracks before, and so have four others in the 20-horse field. For the second straight year, Japan has two entries that will be looking to deliver the country’s first derby win.
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