Gary and Mary West, owners of Maximum Security, filed a suit to reinstate their horse as winner of the Kentucky Derby.
Maximum Security, center, was disqualified after appearing to win the Kentucky Derby on May 4. The horse's owners have filed suit in U.S. District Court to overturn the ruling.
As the second leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown gets ready to go on Saturday, the results of the Kentucky Derby continue to be contested. On Wednesday, Gary and Mary West, owners of Maximum Security, filed suit in U.S.
It also pointed out that no inquiry sign was ever posted by the stewards to indicate, in their opinion, that a foul possibly was committed. Maximum Security’s run along the far turn brought him off the rail and three-horses wide toward the middle of the track. He did not make contact with any of the other horses, but the stewards ruled that he impeded their progress. His was the first on-track disqualification in the 145-year history of the Kentucky Derby.
and is unlikely for the Belmont Stakes on June 8. His most likely next race would be the Haskell Stakes at Monmouth, N.J., on July 20.The best, most interesting and strangest stories of the day from the L.A. sports scene and beyond.
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