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The 150th Kentucky Derby was one to remember, with photo finish
Matthew Keck
The 150th Kentucky Derby was one to remember, with photo finish
WITH THE TWO SIERRA LEONE SECOND AND THE 11 FOREVER YOUNG THIRD. REACTION FROM MCPEEK, AS WELL AS HIS RIDER BRIAN HERNANDEZ JR, BOTH KENTUCKIANS YOU DID TODAY. IT DOESN’T HAPPEN EVERY DAY. NO, IT DOESN’T, BUT IT REALLY FELT LIKE I FELT LIKE ALL WEEK THAT THIS WAS ALL COMING TOGETHER. I MEAN, UM, I THINK, UM, YOU FEEL THE ENERGY OF IT ALL AND, YOU KNOW, AND IF THERE’S ANY NEGATIVE, YOU’VE GOT TO CUT IT OUT. YOU’VE GOT TO GET FOCUSED IN ON ON THE POSITIVE AND YOU KNOW, I FELT REALLY POSITIVE ON BOTH HORSES. DID YOU SEE THIS COMING? WE BELIEVED IN THIS HORSE FOR A LONG TIME. YOU KNOW THAT’S WHAT THAT WAS THE NICE THING ABOUT IT. WE THOUGHT WE THOUGHT WE CAME INTO THIS WITH A LEGITIMATE CHANCE AND AND WITH, WITH THE POST POSITION WE DREW, WE THOUGHT WE COULD MAKE A LITTLE MAGIC HAPPEN. AND IT JUST YOU, YOU COULDN’T HAVE DREW IT UP ANY BETTER THAN IT. THAN IT CAME ABOUT. EVERYTHING FELL IN THE IN THE SHAPE THE WHOLE WAY AROUND THERE, THROUGH THE ENTIRE RACE, JUST LIKE I THOUGHT IT WOULD. SO WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED FROM KENTUCKY DERBY? 150 WELL, THE HORSE THAT RARELY IS EXPECTED TO WIN WINS THIS RACE A LOT. IN FACT, IT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING MORE AND MORE IN ALMOST A LOTTERY STYLE EVENT. VERY FEW PEOPLE EXPECTED MYSTIC DAN TO FINISH FIRST ACROSS THE WIRE IN THIS MILE, AND A QUARTER CLASSIC, AND SOME OF THE BEST HORSES THAT RUN IN THIS RACE DON’T WIN. YOU COULD THINK OF CURLIN, YOU COULD THINK OF GUN RUNNER, YOU CAN THINK OF POINT GIVEN AND MAYBE MOST OF ALL, WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED THIS $200 MILLION PADDOCK IS REALLY A VERY SPECIAL PLAC
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The 150th Kentucky Derby was one to remember, with photo finish
Matthew Keck
The 150th Kentucky Derby was one to remember, and WLKY provided live updates all day leading up to the historic Run for the Roses.Take a look back at our live coverage leading up to Mystik Dan's win in the 150th Kentucky Derby.LIVE UPDATES 7:09: - Mystik Dan wins!7:02 p.m. - And they're off!6:57 p.m. - Horses are being loaded into starting gate.6:47 p.m. - University of Louisville marching band performs "My Old Kentucky Home."6:44 p.m. - Martha Stewart, introduced by Snoop Dogg, calls the "Riders Up!" for the 150th Run for the Roses.6:37 p.m. - Derby jockeys begin making their way through the Paddock.6:27 p.m. - 20 minutes until Kentucky Derby 150.5:42 p.m. - Program Trading wins the last race before Derby in a photo finish!5:10 p.m. - Kentucky native Wynonna Judd sings the national anthem at Kentucky Derby 150.4:57 p.m. - Two hours until Kentucky Derby 150!4:35 p.m. - Gun Pilot wins Race 10 of the day.4:15 p.m. - Trikari, at 47-1 odds, wins the G2 American Turf Stakes.4:05 p.m. - Less than three hours until Kentucky Derby 150!3:05 p.m. - Chili Flag beats his stablemate in Race 8.2:10 p.m. - Mindframe dominates Race 7, winning by 7 1/2 lengths.1:50 p.m. - Martha Stewart walks the red carpet before calling "Riders Up!" at Derby 150.1:30 p.m. - Vahva pulls away late to win Race 6.1:20 p.m. - Jimmy Fallon hits the red carpet at Derby 150.1 p.m. - Louisville's Jack Harlow arrives to the red carpet.12:45 p.m. - It was Cogburn who took home the win in Race 5 on Derby day.12:20 p.m. - Stars make their way to the red carpet!11:10 a.m. - Scylla runs away with the win in the second race of the day.10:30 a.m. - Pure Force wins the first race of the day. 9 a.m. - Gates are open at Churchill Downs!Hello from the WLKY team:
LOUISVILLE, Ky. —

The 150th Kentucky Derby was one to remember, and WLKY provided live updates all day leading up to the historic Run for the Roses.

Take a look back at our live coverage leading up to Mystik Dan's win in the 150th Kentucky Derby.

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LIVE UPDATES

7:09: - Mystik Dan wins!

7:02 p.m. - And they're off!

6:57 p.m. - Horses are being loaded into starting gate.

6:47 p.m. - University of Louisville marching band performs "My Old Kentucky Home."

6:44 p.m. - Martha Stewart, introduced by Snoop Dogg, calls the "Riders Up!" for the 150th Run for the Roses.

6:37 p.m. - Derby jockeys begin making their way through the Paddock.

6:27 p.m. - 20 minutes until Kentucky Derby 150.

5:42 p.m. - Program Trading wins the last race before Derby in a photo finish!

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5:10 p.m. - Kentucky native Wynonna Judd sings the national anthem at Kentucky Derby 150.

4:57 p.m. - Two hours until Kentucky Derby 150!

4:35 p.m. - Gun Pilot wins Race 10 of the day.

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4:15 p.m. - Trikari, at 47-1 odds, wins the G2 American Turf Stakes.

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4:05 p.m. - Less than three hours until Kentucky Derby 150!

3:05 p.m. - Chili Flag beats his stablemate in Race 8.

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2:10 p.m. - Mindframe dominates Race 7, winning by 7 1/2 lengths.

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1:50 p.m. - Martha Stewart walks the red carpet before calling "Riders Up!" at Derby 150.

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1:30 p.m. - Vahva pulls away late to win Race 6.

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1:20 p.m. - Jimmy Fallon hits the red carpet at Derby 150.

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1 p.m. - Louisville's Jack Harlow arrives to the red carpet.

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12:45 p.m. - It was Cogburn who took home the win in Race 5 on Derby day.

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12:20 p.m. - Stars make their way to the red carpet!

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12:10 p.m. - Strong Quality wins Race 4, the Overnight Stakes.

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11:10 a.m. - Scylla runs away with the win in the second race of the day.

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10:30 a.m. - Pure Force wins the first race of the day.

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9 a.m. - Gates are open at Churchill Downs!

Hello from the WLKY team:

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