Maximum Security jockey Luis Saez was suspended 15 days by the Kentucky Horse Ra...
FILE PHOTO: May 4, 2019; Louisville, KY, USA; Luis Saez reacts during an inquiry after the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby that disqualified his horse Maximum Security at Churchill Downs. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports
On May 4, Maximum Security became the first horse in the race’s 145-year history to be disqualified after finishing first. Saez was cited for “failure to control his mount and make the proper effort to maintain a straight course thereby causing interference with several rivals that resulted in the disqualification of his mount.”
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