Why were objections raised after Maximum Security’s finish at the Kentucky Derby?
Jockey Luis Saez, who crossed the finish line in first place atop Maximum Security, was disqualified as the winner of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday. By Jacob Bogage Jacob Bogage National sports writer and blogger Email Bio Follow May 4 at 11:17 PM During the turn for home at the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby, Tim Keefe, a longtime thoroughbred trainer in Maryland, leaned down and nudged his daughter, who was watching beside him.
Two jockeys — including Flavian Prat, who was riding Country House — agreed, and after a 22-minute review, the three stewards at Louisville’s historic Churchill Downs racecourse did, too. A foul, according to the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, is “any action by any jockey or driver that tends to hinder another jockey or any horse in the proper running of the race.”
— NBC Sports May 4, 2019 A jockey lodges an objection immediately after the race by alerting stewards. Stewards can interview jockeys to hear what happened on the course and consult replay reviews to make a determination.
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