It was a photo finish to decide the winner of the 150th Kentucky Derby.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The 150th Kentucky Derby was determined by a three-horse photo finish with Mystik Dan taking home the top prize on Saturday.
Sierra Leone was the runner-up and had been the betting favorite behind Fierceness.
More than 156,000 fans were in attendance to watch “The Greatest Two Minutes in Sports” at Churchill Downs.
Gloomy skies and occasional rain drops gave way to blue skies and sunshine. The dirt surface was upgraded to fast a couple hours before the race after being muddy to start the day’s card.
Fierceness was the 7-2 favorite going into the race, followed by Sierra Leone at 5-1. Forever Young, from Japan, was at 6-1, followed by Catching Freedom at 8-1 and Just a Touch at 10-1.
The costliest colt in the 20-horse field was Sierra Leone at $2.3 million.
The Kentucky Derby winner earns $3.1 million from the record purse of $5 million.
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