The gravity of winning the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve with homebred Mystik Dan is not lost on the partners who bred and race the 3-year-old colt. Sharilyn Gasaway held back tears as she explained what that win meant to the group and what the two weeks after the Derby victory have been like.
Mystik Dan takes his next step on the Triple Crown trail in the Preakness Stakes May 18 at Pimlico. Gasaway discussed how he came out of the Derby win, how he’s handled everything since the race, and what it would be like to go on to the Belmont Stakes with a Triple Crown on the line … all while Mystik Dan searched his loving owner for more well-deserved treats from his stall at Pimlico. He does love a peppermint!
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