Luis Saez has the option of appealing the ruling on his controversial ride.
His horse was disqualified from its victory in the Kentucky Derby and now Luis Saez has been suspended. By Cindy Boren Cindy Boren Reporter covering sports, with an emphasis on politics and national stories Email Bio Follow May 13 at 12:05 PM Luis Saez, the jockey whose ride aboard Kentucky Derby winner Maximum Security resulted in the first disqualification in the history of the race, was suspended for 15 racing days by stewards at Churchill Downs.
This is the video they should have been showing last night. Maximum Security clearly veers out 5 paths and totally impedes War of Will and Long Range Toddy. Watch it multiple times. Every time your conviction that the right call was made will increase. pic.twitter.com/0kYakwvjin “He carried everybody out intentionally, and then he dives in. It’s almost like following a drunk driver. You don’t know which direction he’s going to go. … People were taking shots at [War of Will’s jockey] Tyler [Gaffalione], saying he should have went inside or should have went outside. That really upset me. I went back and watched the entire race and noticed that we were bothered not just in the main event, but we were herded prior to that.
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