Mystik Dan

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Mystik Dan
File:Mystik Dan (53727572396) (cropped).jpg
Mystik Dan in 2024
SireGoldencents
GrandsireInto Mischief
DamMa'am
DamsireColonel John
SexColt
Foaled (2021-03-04) March 4, 2021 (age 5)
Kentucky, U.S.[1]
CountryUnited States
ColorBay
BreederHomebred
OwnerLance Gasaway, Daniel Hamby, 4G Racing, and Valley View Farm
TrainerKenneth McPeek
Record16: 5 – 3 – 1
EarningsUS$4,819,160[2]
Major wins
Southwest Stakes (2024)
Blame Stakes (2025)
Lukas Classic Stakes (2025)
American Triple Crown wins:
Kentucky Derby (2024)
Last updated on 28 September 2025

Mystik Dan (foaled March 4, 2021) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse.[3] 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.[4]

Background

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Mystik Dan is a bay colt bred in Kentucky by Lance Gasaway and Daniel Hamby.[5] His name is derived by a combination of Hamby's father's first name (Dan) with his father's first business venture (Mystik Tape).[6] He is a descendent of Darley Arabian.[7]

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).[8]

Stud

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It was announced that the conclusion of Mystik Dan's racing career he would stand at Airdrie Stud in Kentucky. His initial stud fee would be $15,000.[9]

Statistics

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Date Distance Race Grade Track Odds Field Finish Winning
Time 		Winning
(Losing)
Margin 		Jockey Ref
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. [10]
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. [11]
Nov 25, 2023 1 mile Allowance Churchill Downs 2.14* 11 5 1:37.94 (8 lengths) Brian Hernandez Jr. [12]
2024 – Three-year-old season
Jan 1, 2024 1+1⁄16 miles Smarty Jones Stakes Listed Oaklawn Park 7.90 9 5 1:44.59 (3+1⁄4 lengths) Julien Leparoux [13]
Feb 3, 2024 1+1⁄16 miles Southwest Stakes III Oaklawn Park 11.40 11 1 1:43.67 8 lengths Brian Hernandez Jr. [14]
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. [15]
May 4, 2024 1+1⁄4 miles Kentucky Derby I Churchill Downs 18.61 20 1 2:03.34 nose Brian Hernandez Jr. [16]
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. [17]
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. [18]
Dec 26, 2024 7 furlongs Malibu Stakes I Santa Anita 3.10 6 6 1:21.54 (11+1⁄4 lengths) Brian Hernandez Jr. [19]
2025 – Four-year-old season
Jan 25, 2025 1+1⁄8 miles Pegasus World Cup I Gulfstream Park 12.30 11 9 1:48.05 (20+3⁄4 lengths) Brian Hernandez Jr. [20]
May 3, 2025 1+1⁄16 miles Lake Ouachita Stakes Oaklawn Park 1.60 6 2 1:42.25 (nose) Francisco Arrieta [21]
May 31, 2025 1+1⁄8 miles Blame Stakes III Churchill Downs 3.06 7 1 1:48.45 1+1⁄4 lengths Brian Hernandez Jr. [22]
Jun 28, 2025 1+1⁄8 miles Stephen Foster Stakes I Churchill Downs 5.30 6 4 1:47.48 (2+1⁄2 lengths) Brian Hernandez Jr. [23]
Aug 9, 2025 1+1⁄4 miles Arlington Million I Colonial Downs 3.70 7 4 1:59.58 (3+1⁄2 lengths) Brian Hernandez Jr. [24]
Sep 27, 2025 1+1⁄8 miles Lukas Classic Stakes II Churchill Downs 1.57* 7 1 1:49.25 3⁄4 length Francisco Arrieta [25]

Notes:
An (*) asterisk after the odds means Mystik Dan was the post-time favorite.

Pedigree

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Pedigree of Mystik Dan, Bay, foaled March 4, 2021[1]
Sire
Goldencents
(2010) 		Into Mischief
(2005) 		Harlan's Holiday
(1999) 		Harlan (1989)
Christmas in Aiken (1992)
Leslie's Lady
(1996) 		Tricky Creek (1986)
Crystal Lady (1990)
Golden Works
(2000) 		Banker's Gold
(1994) 		Forty Niner (1985)
Banker's Lady (1985)
Body Works (CAN)
(1989) 		Bold Ruckus (1976)
Kinto (1980)
Dam
Ma'am
(2013) 		Colonel John
(2005) 		Tiznow
(1997) 		Cee's Tizzy (1987)
Cee's Song (1986)
Sweet Damsel
(1995) 		Turkoman (1982)
Grande Dame (1986)
Lady Siphonica
(2002) 		Siphon (BRZ)
(1991) 		Itajara (BRZ) (1983)
Ebrea (1979)
Cherokee Crossing
(1991) 		Cherokee Colony (1985)
Sky Meadows (1986)

References

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