# Mystik Dan

Mystik Dan (foaled March 4, 2021) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. 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.

## Background

Mystik Dan is a bay colt bred in Kentucky by Lance Gasaway and Daniel Hamby. His name is derived by a combination of Hamby's father's first name (Dan) with his father's first business venture (Mystik Tape). He is a descendent of Darley Arabian.
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).

## Statistics

| Date | Distance | Race | Grade | Track | Odds | Field | Finish | Winning Time | Winning (Losing) Margin | Jockey |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Nov 25, 2023 | 1 mile | Allowance | | Churchill Downs | 2.14* | 11 | 5 | 1:37.94 | (8 lengths) | Brian Hernandez Jr. |
| 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 |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 1+1⁄16 miles | Southwest Stakes | III | Oaklawn Park | 11.40 | 11 | 1 | 1:43.67 | 8 lengths | Brian Hernandez Jr. |
| 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. |
| May 4, 2024 | 1+1⁄4 miles | Kentucky Derby | I | Churchill Downs | 18.61 | 20 | 1 | 2:03.34 | nose | Brian Hernandez Jr. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Dec 26, 2024 | 7 furlongs | Malibu Stakes | I | Santa Anita | 3.10 | 6 | 6 | 1:21.54 | (11+1⁄4 lengths) | Brian Hernandez Jr. |
Notes:
An (*) asterisk after the odds means Mystik Dan was the post-time favorite.

## Pedigree

Pedigree of Mystik Dan, Bay, foaled March 4, 2021 :
| Sire Goldencents (2010) | Into Mischief (2005) | Harlan's Holiday (1999) | Harlan (1989) |
| Sire Goldencents (2010) | Into Mischief (2005) | Harlan's Holiday (1999) | Christmas in Aiken (1992) |
| Sire Goldencents (2010) | Into Mischief (2005) | Leslie's Lady (1996) | Tricky Creek (1986) |
| Sire Goldencents (2010) | Into Mischief (2005) | Leslie's Lady (1996) | Crystal Lady (1990) |
| Sire Goldencents (2010) | Golden Works (2000) | Banker's Gold (1994) | Forty Niner (1985) |
| Sire Goldencents (2010) | Golden Works (2000) | Banker's Gold (1994) | Banker's Lady (1985) |
| Sire Goldencents (2010) | Golden Works (2000) | Body Works (CAN) (1989) | Bold Ruckus (1976) |
| Sire Goldencents (2010) | Golden Works (2000) | Body Works (CAN) (1989) | Kinto (1980) |
| Dam Ma'am (2013) | Colonel John (2005) | Tiznow (1997) | Cee's Tizzy (1987) |
| Dam Ma'am (2013) | Colonel John (2005) | Tiznow (1997) | Cee's Song (1986) |
| Dam Ma'am (2013) | Colonel John (2005) | Sweet Damsel (1995) | Turkoman (1982) |
| Dam Ma'am (2013) | Colonel John (2005) | Sweet Damsel (1995) | Grande Dame (1986) |
| Dam Ma'am (2013) | Lady Siphonica (2002) | Siphon (BRZ) (1991) | Itajara (BRZ) (1983) |
| Dam Ma'am (2013) | Lady Siphonica (2002) | Siphon (BRZ) (1991) | Ebrea (1979) |
| Dam Ma'am (2013) | Lady Siphonica (2002) | Cherokee Crossing (1991) | Cherokee Colony (1985) |
| Dam Ma'am (2013) | Lady Siphonica (2002) | Cherokee Crossing (1991) | Sky Meadows (1986) |