Mystik Dan had to make a 1,900-mile van ride to Santa Anita to run in the Malibu Stakes. He's the first Derby winner to race at Santa Anita as a 3-year-old since 1997.

Raging Torrent won the $200,000 Malibu Stakes by 1 1/4 lengths on Thursday at Santa Anita, with Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan finishing last.

Meanwhile, Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan was never a factor while making his first start in more than six months. The Goldencents colt was near the back of the pack throughout and finished last in the six-horse field. With Frankie Dettori aboard ...

Raging Torrent, a winner in four of seven races this year, won the Malibu Stakes on the first day of racing at Santa Anita. Mystik Dan finished last.

Raging Torrent, bet down to the 5-2 favorite, finished best of all to provide trainer Doug O’Neill with his first-ever win in the Grade 1, $300,000 Malibu Stakes for 3-year-olds going seven furlongs on opening day at Santa Anita in Arcadia, Calif.

The Kentucky Derby winner returns from a six-month layoff to face tough sprinters in Thursday’s Malibu Stakes to kick off the track’s 90th-anniversary season

ARCADIA — It may have been a disappointing opening day for fans in the crowd of 41,562 who showed up at Santa Anita hoping to see Mystik Dan display his Kentucky Derby-winning class. It was thrilling, though, for fans who came with their minds on picking ...

Mystik Dan narrowly prevailed in this year’s Kentucky Derby by a nose in what was a thrilling three-way photo finish. He then finished second in the Preakness Stakes two weeks later before an off-the-board finish in the Belmont Stakes,

The Kentucky Derby winner will return to face Stronghold, Bentornato and Raging Torrent in the Grade I, $300,000 Malibu Stakes on opening day Dec. 26