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Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve winner Mystik Dan will continue his pursuit of racing's Triple Crown in the May 18 $2 million Preakness Stakes at Pimlico, trainer

Mystik Dan struck for a $39.22 upset in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve May 4 at Churchill Downs thanks to a grand-saving, rail-skimming trip under jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. in the first jewe

When Canonero II won the 1971 Kentucky Derby, he generated a rather modest return for a $2 win ticket.

Yet that $19.40 winning ticket on the "Caracas Cannonball" had nothing to do with the Venezuelan shipper’s merits and everything to do with his inclusion in a gargantuan six-horse mutuel field.

Based on his form and a star-crossed trip to the United States, Canonero probably would have been dismissed at 100-1 odds in the 97th Kentucky Derby. Maybe even 200-1, but nothing even remotely close to his 8-1 odds.

The Peter Pan Stakes just 12 months ago was a key steppingstone to the Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets for eventual winner Arcangelo, who would go on to take home the 2023 Eclipse Award as champion 3-year-old male.

The sun was not yet shining on the old Kentucky home when Mystik Dan made his first appearance on the Churchill Downs main track since etching his name into racing history with a nose victory in the May 4 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve.

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