Can public interest in next Saturday’s 2019 Belmont Stakes approach this year’s controversial Kentucky Derby or the competitive excellence of the Preakness Stakes? Probably not. However, a ding-dong stretch duel between probable favorites, hometown hero Tacitus and War of Will, the Preakness winner, and an exemplary undercard of lucrative stakes […]
Tag: 2019 Triple Crown
Maximum Security Jockey Luis Saez Gets 15-Day Suspension for Kentucky Derby Ride
Maximum Security jockey Luis Saez is now officially suspended 15 racing days by Churchill Downs stewards for his ride in the 2019 Kentucky Derby. Maximum Security, although crossing under the finish wire first, was disqualified for causing interference leaving the second and final turn of the 1 ¼ mile race. […]
Country House Joins Maximum Security in Bowing Out of Preakness Stakes
Country House, winner of the Kentucky Derby thanks to a controversial disqualification, is out of the Preakness Stakes. He joins Maximum Security, the disqualified horse, with both sets of connections electing not to run in the second leg of the Triple Crown on May 18, two Saturdays from now. The […]
Maximum Security – Clearly the Best Horse – Denied Glory in Wet and Dirty Kentucky Derby
It’s on to Pimlico and the Preakness Stakes for controversial Kentucky Derby winner Country House, but a rematch between the Bill Mott trained Derby winner and Maximum Security — first at the wire, but then shockingly disqualified — now seems unlikely. The DQ’d horse’s owner Gary West told the Today […]