LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A photo finish for Mystik Dan and jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. in the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby.

Trained by Lexington native Kenny McPeek, Mystik Dan edged out Sierra Leone and Forever Young from Japan. According to NBC, the last time a race was this close was in 1996 when Grindstone and jockey Jerry Bailey won.

Hernandez and McPeek also won the Kentucky Oaks on Friday with Thorpedo Anna. They become the first trainer-jockey duo to win both races in the same year since 1952.

This was the fifth Derby mount for Hernandez and his first ever win. This was McPeek’s tenth Derby and his first Derby victory.

Sent off at 18-1 odds, Mystik Dan rode the rail down the stretch with a short lead. Forever Young and Sierra Leone pressured the leader in front of a crowd of 156,710.

Mystik Dan ran 1 1/4 miles in 2:03.34 and paid $39.22 to win. 

Fierceness, the 3-1 favorite, finished 15th in the field of 20 3-year-olds. This was the sixth year the Derby favorite did not win the race.