The day after the first jewel of the Triple Crown came to a thrilling end with a three-horse photo finish in the May 4 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve at Churchill Downs, attention started to turn toward the second jewel.
With Churchill Downs closed on May 5, the day after the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. had planned to be on a flight to Louisiana that morning for a rare Sunday off from riding to enjoy live music during the day at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage
The 2024 edition of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve was an unforgettable one, as Mystik Dan prevailed in a thrilling three-horse photo finish over Sierra Leone and Forever Young, who fini