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His 100 victory came in a photo finish by one-hundredth of a second for the fastest time in Maryland this season.
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Anthony Maluso, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2024
Mystik Dan came in second during the Preakness after winning by a nose at the Kentucky Derby in a photo finish.
—Ana Calderone, Peoplemag, 8 June 2024
Mystik Dan, who entered the $5 million, Grade 1 race with 18-1 odds, made Derby history in a heart-stopping photo finish Saturday evening, beating Sierra Leone and Forever Young by a nostril during the 150th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.
—Keisha Rowe, The Courier-Journal, 5 May 2024
Watch Kentucky Derby end in photo finish Mystik Dan won the 2024 Kentucky Derby on Saturday at Churchill Downs.
—The Arizona Republic, 4 May 2024
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Anthony Maluso, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2024
Mystik Dan came in second during the Preakness after winning by a nose at the Kentucky Derby in a photo finish.
—Ana Calderone, Peoplemag, 8 June 2024
Mystik Dan, who entered the $5 million, Grade 1 race with 18-1 odds, made Derby history in a heart-stopping photo finish Saturday evening, beating Sierra Leone and Forever Young by a nostril during the 150th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.
—Keisha Rowe, The Courier-Journal, 5 May 2024
Watch Kentucky Derby end in photo finish Mystik Dan won the 2024 Kentucky Derby on Saturday at Churchill Downs.
—The Arizona Republic, 4 May 2024
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“Photo finish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/photo%20finish. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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