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Mystik Dan had some decent value at 20-1 odds of winning this year's Kentucky Derby. That was a $2000 payout on a $100 bet. Next up, the Preakness Stakes where he now pays $250 for every $100 bet. You can bet Mystik Dan to win the Triple Crown for a payout better than $800 on a $100 bet.
Mystik Dan was sired by Goldencents out of the Colonel John mare Ma'am.
Key Factors That Could Lead to Mystik Dan Winning This Year's Kentucky Derby
Past Results (6)
Mystic Dan was respected at 11-1 in a deep field in the Southwest and a respectable 3rd in his most recent race, the Arkansas Derby.
Trainer (5)
Mystik Dan is trained by Kenneth G. McPeek.
His biggest wins have come at the Belmont Stakes with Sarava, the Grade 1 Travers Stakes with Golden Ticket and the Preakness Stakes with Swiss Skydiver. But still no Kentucky Derby.
Jockey (5)
More than 20 years since his first victory at Delta Downs, Brian Hernandez, 38, is a nine-time Grade 1 winner. He won the 2012 Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita. He won the 2004 Eclipse Award as the top apprentice jockey.
More Reason to Bet on Mystik Dan (6)
From Horse Racing Nation:
"Distance questions, as well as the ability to get it done on a fast track, will persist, but his Southwest performance announces Mystik Dan as a horse of quality and who that is improving at the right time. The Arkansas Derby (G1) on March 20 will be next. "
Mudder (9)
He finished 1st in the Southwest Stakes on a muddy track.
Why Mystik Dan Might Not Win This Year's Kentucky Derby
Post Position (3)
Two of the five wins from this post came in the 1970s — 1975 (Foolish Pleasure) and 1979 (Spectacular Bid) — and no horse has won a race from this post since 1998 (Real Quiet).
Odds to Win the 2024 Kentucky Derby
After Post Position Draw
1 Fierceness +275
3 Track Phantom +2000
4 Dornoch +1500
5 Sierra Leone +325
6 Hades +4000
7 Mystik Dan +2000
11 Epic Ride +5000
13 Catching Freedom +1000
15 Honor Marie +2000
17 Domestic Product +2200
19 Just Steel +2500
20 Resilience +2000
29 Stronghold +2000
30 Just A Touch +1700
34 Forever Young +800
38 Encino +2800
43 Endlessly +2500
49 Common Defense +6600
50 West Saratoga +6600
51 T O Password +7500
52 Catalytic +6000
53 Society Man +6600
54 Grand Mo The First +7500
Early
1 Fierceness +275
3 Track Phantom +2000
4 Dornoch +2000
5 Sierra Leone +325
6 Hades +4000
7 Mystik Dan +2000
11 Epic Ride +5000
13 Catching Freedom +1000
15 Honor Marie +2000
17 Domestic Product +2200
19 Just Steel +2500
20 Resilience +2000
29 Stronghold +2000
30 Just A Touch +1700
34 Forever Young +800
38 Encino +2800
43 Endlessly +2500
49 Common Defense +6600
50 West Saratoga +6600
51 T O Password +7500
52 Catalytic +6000
53 Society Man +6600
54 Grand Mo The First +7500
- Ean Lamb, Gambling911.com
