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One of four Kentucky Derby preps run Saturday, the $800,000 GIII Southwest S. at Oaklawn Park promised to be the most wide-open betting contest and it didn't disappoint as a mud-splattered 11-1 MYSTIK DAN (c, 3, Goldencents–Ma'am, by Colonel John) pulled the upset. Out from the 10 post in the mud, he broke sharply only to angle over to the rail and settle midpack under Brian Hernandez, Jr.

Springboard Mile S. winner Otto the Conqueror (Street Sense) set the :23.56 and :47.95 pace up front while Mystik Dan bided his time on the inside. Last fall's Ed Brown S. winner Just Steel (Justify) collared Otto the Conqueror from the outside off the turn while Mystik Dan, so close to the rail he could have scraped paint, found a seam and burst through. He forgot to stop, sailing home a half dozen lengths or more to the good. Just Steel held for second while GIII Street Sense S. winner Liberal Arts (Arrogate) got up for third.

The Southwest offers points on a 20-10-6-4-2 scale for the Road to the Kentucky Derby.

An open-daylight maiden sprint winner at Churchill in November, Mystik Dan was bringing a field-best 96 Beyer Speed Figure into the Southwest and was coming off a fifth-place finish behind Catching Freedom (Constitution) in Oaklawn's Smarty Jones S. on New Year's Day. McPeek and Hernandez also teamed up to win Saturday's Kentucky Oaks points race-the $250,000 Martha Washington S.-at Oaklawn with longshot Band of Gold (Preservationist).

B/O-Lance Gasaway, 4 G Racing, and Daniel Hamby III (Ky.); T-Kenny McPeek; J-Brian Hernandez, Jr.

 

#10 MYSTIK DAN ($24.80) sat a perfect rail trip before taking the lead in the stretch and splashing home to an impressive upset in Oaklawn's $800,000 GIII Southwest Stakes!

Mystik Dan was the second big-priced stakes winner on the card for @b_hernandezjr and @KennyMcPeek. pic.twitter.com/Ons0VG8g9V

— TVG (@TVG) February 3, 2024

Saturday, Oaklawn
SOUTHWEST S.-GIII, $800,000, Oaklawn, 2-3, 3yo, 1 1/16m, 1:43.67, my.
1–MYSTIK DAN, 118, c, 3, by Goldencents
                1st Dam: Ma'am, by Colonel John
                2nd Dam: Lady Siphonica, by Siphon (Brz)
                3rd Dam: Cherokee Crossing, by Cherokee Colony
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. O/B-Lance
Gasaway, Daniel Hamby & 4G Racing LLC (KY); T-Kenneth G.
McPeek; J-Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. $408,000. Lifetime
Record: 5-2-1-0, $510,110. Werk Nick Rating: A+++. *Triple
Plus* Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for
the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Just Steel, 117, c, 3, Justify–Irish Lights (Aus), by Fastnet Rock
(Aus). 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. ($500,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP).
O-BC Stables, LLC; B-Summerhill Farm (KY); T-D. Wayne Lukas.
$136,000.
3–Liberal Arts, 119, c, 3, Arrogate–Ismene, by Tribal Rule.
O/B-Stephen Ferraro & Evan Ferraro (KY); T-Robert Medina.
$68,000.
Margins: 8, NK, 9. Odds: 11.40, 10.30, 4.90.
Also Ran: Awesome Road, Common Defense, Otto the Conqueror, Carbone, Linebacker, Charleston, Magic Grant, Wynstock. Scratched: Maycocks Bay.
Click for the Equibase.com chart and the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.

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