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Country House Wins Kentucky Derby After Maximum Security Is Disqualified
For the first time in the history of the race, the horse who crossed the finish line first was disqualified for interference and stripped of his title.
In a first time in 145 Kentucky Derby races, one horse — Country House — won after another — Maximum Security — was disqualified for interference.CreditRob Carr/Getty Images
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In a first time in 145 Kentucky Derby races, one horse — Country House — won after another — Maximum Security — was disqualified for interference.CreditCreditRob Carr/Getty Images
Joe Drape
By Joe Drape
May 4, 2019
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — This has not been horse racing’s finest hour: dead horses at Santa Anita Park and consternation among horse people that they can treat their athletes better but have failed to do so. It’s little wonder then that the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday ended in astonishment, controversy and confusion.
The Kentucky Derby, much like the Super Bowl, has become a place to see and be seen. Celebrities and wealthy people are everywhere, making the weekend a party with a race as the main distraction. On Saturday, Maximum Security won America’s most famous race on the track. Until he didn’t. For the first time in the history of the race, the horse who crossed the finish line first was disqualified for interference and stripped of his title, before a stunned crowd of more than 150,000.
By all appearances, Maximum Security had outrun the field, remaining unbeaten and giving a hard-knocking trainer from the Mid-Atlantic, Jason Servis, and his up-and-coming jockey, Luis Saez, their first Derby victories.
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