I really thought I was going to win the Derby,\u201d <\/strong>Tyler Gaffalione said. \u201cI checked pretty hard when the seven came out as far as he did.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\nMott said a couple of horses lost a chance to win the Derby or at least hit the board because of the incident. With the worldwide audience watching and with millions of dollars in wagers on the line, something needed to happen.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd I know the stewards had a very, very difficult decision,\u201d Mott said. \u201cI mean, I\u2019m glad I wasn\u2019t in their shoes.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Reaction<\/h2>\n
While this was the first time stewards placed the Derby winner, it is the second time there has been a disqualification. In 1968, Dancer\u2019s Image won the Kentucky Derby \u2013 51 years to the day Saturday \u2013 only to have the victory nullified two days later because of a failed drug test. Track officials declared Forward Pass the winner.<\/p>\n
Luis Saez, Maximum Security\u2019s jockey, said the noise coming from the infield likely served as the cause for the horse to veer away from the inside.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI don\u2019t think it changed the outcome of the race,\u201d<\/strong> said Servis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nAfter the race, TwinSpires.com, Churchill Downs online wagering application, posted online it would refund winning bets on Maximum Security, good for up to $10.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/twitter.com\/TwinSpires\/status\/1124834071845142532<\/p>\n
Maximum Security went off as the second choice at 9-2. The disqualification had huge implications for the sportsbooks with action on the race.<\/p>\n
According to Covers<\/em>, the SuperBookUSA sportsbook in Las Vegas went from winning tens of thousands of dollars with a Maximum Security win to losing tens of thousands thanks to Country House. Earlier this week, the sportsbook had the named winner at 30-1 odds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LOUISVILLE, Ky. \u2013 In a historic decision, 65-1 shot Country House won Kentucky Derby 145 Saturday after stewards at Churchill Downs disqualified apparent winner Maximum Security for interference. The ruling gave trainer Bill Mott his first Derby win and second Triple Crown win ever. However, that storyline will get pushed aside as horse racing fans […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":104250,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14577,16],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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