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Maximum Security was the first horse to cross the finish line first in the Kentucky Derby only to be disqualified for an on-track infraction. The only other winner to be disqualified in the Kentucky Derby up until that point in time had been Dancer's Image , who was disqualified in 1968 for a drug infraction.
The trainer of racehorse champion Maximum Security was sentenced to four years in prison on Wednesday for his role in a widespread international scheme to drug horses to make them race faster.
Jason Servis, who trained Maximum Security, the horse that finished first in the Kentucky Derby in 2019 before being disqualified, has pleaded guilty in a federal doping case.
Jason J. Servis (born April 2, 1957) is an American trainer of thoroughbred racehorses and a convicted felon. A multiple graded stakes-winning trainer, [1] Servis is best known for having trained Maximum Security, who finished first in the 2019 Kentucky Derby but was disqualified for interference.
Horse trainer Jason Servis was sentenced Wednesday to the maximum four years on charges he drugged championship horses to up their winning odds. U.S. Southern District Court Judge Mary Kay ...
Although Maximum Security crossed the finish line before long shot Country House, Maximum Security was disqualified and the victory was awarded to Country House after Maximum Security was judged to have cost War of Will and Long Range Toddy a better placing in the race when he swerved into their path, causing them to check strides. [6] [7]
It was the first time in 145 years that the horse who finished first was disqualified from winning the Derby based on disqualification from the stewards.
Unlike in 1968, where the disqualification occurred days after the race, Maximum Security was disqualified on the day of due to an infraction committed during the race. At the conclusion of the race, the connections of the second-place finisher, Country House filed an objection alleging that Maximum Security had unfairly impeded their horse ...