Mystik Dan profile: 2024 Kentucky Derby odds, post position, history and more to know about the Derby contender

Mystik Dan has been described by critics as a "one-number horse," meaning he has run only one race in his career (the Southwest Stakes) that would make him competitive in the Kentucky Derby. And even the quality of that one race has been questioned. On Saturday, this Ken McPeek trainee will get the opportunity to prove his doubters wrong.

3 Mystik Dan (20-1)

• Trainer Ken McPeek
• Jockey Brian Hernandez Jr.
• Last race Third in the Arkansas Derby by 6¼ lengths
• Career record 6 starts: 2 wins, 1 second, 1 third
• Career earnings $641,360
• Best career Beyer Speed Figure 101 (2024 Southwest Stakes)
• Sire Goldencents

Below, we'll dig further into Mystik Dan as part of our series profiling all the horses competing in the 150th Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 4. We'll look back into his past performances, what questions need to be answered on Saturday and analyze how the post draw affects his chances.

Kentucky Derby profiles: 1 Dornoch | 2 Sierra Leone | 3 Mystik Dan | 4 Catching Freedom | 5 Catalytic | 6 Just Steel | 7 Honor Marie | 8 Just a Touch | 9 Encino | 10 T O Password | 11 Forever Young | 12 Track Phantom | 13 West Saratoga | 14 Endlessly | 15 Domestic Product | 16 Grand Mo the First | 17 Fierceness | 18 Stronghold | 19 Resilience | 20 Society Man | 21 Epic Ride

Kentucky Derby picks: Michelle Yu | Bob Weir | Jody Demling | Exotics

So what key information could decide how Mystik Dan performs in the Kentucky Derby? And how does the post draw affect his chances? ... Join SportsLine now to get a full profile on Mystik Dan and every other horse in the Kentucky Derby!