The 2024 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs came right down to the wire.
Mystik Dan edged Sierra Leone and Forever Young by a nose on Saturday, surging ahead on the final turn and barely holding on to secure an upset victory.
The race was so close it took officials several minutes to officially proclaim Mystik Dan as the winner.
Mystik Dan, guided by jockey Brian Hernandez Jr., previously finished third at the Arkansas Derby in March and won the Grade III Southwest Stakes in February.
"Brian just did an amazing job," Mystik Dan's trainer Ken McPeek said after the race.