filed a lawsuit<\/a> against the state Horse Racing Commission in a Kentucky federal court seeking to overturn the stewards\u2019 decision after the commission refused to hear an appeal.<\/p>\nLast week, the commission filed a motion to dismiss the case, saying the couple fails to state a valid claim and that the commission, which oversees the stewards and the state\u2019s racing rules, has the authority to determine race winners.<\/p>\n
Having the courts decide the winner is \u201ca demand that threatens to transform the \u2018most exciting two minutes in sports\u2019 into tedious, protracted litigation,\u201d Carmine Iaccarino, an attorney for the commission, wrote in the motion.<\/p>\n
The Wests have also issued challenges to Country House as well as War of Will, Bodexpress, and Long Range Toddy \u2013 the horses stewards ruled were interfered \u2013 for a future race. So far, none of those horses connections have taken up the offer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Maximum Security will race this weekend after all, with the apparent winner of the Kentucky Derby entering Sunday\u2019s Pegasus Stakes at Monmouth Park. Earlier in the week, trainer Jason Servis wasn\u2019t sure if his colt would enter the race that serves as a prep for Monmouth\u2019s Haskell Invitational. However, after having blood work done on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":107063,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14577,16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Six Weeks After Derby DQ, Maximum Security Runs Sunday at Monmouth<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n