Reexamining the controversial 2019 Kentucky Derby | NBC Sports

[@liettemaccoul162]

This guy takes his job so seriously 😂 he needs to narrate horror stories not horse races. I got chills watching this purely due to the way he talked

[@agustindejesus7398]

Liette, I like him. I think he speak well.....loud and clear.

[@hayzyhorses6899]

Yeah, he gave me chills at the end. Great voice.

[@agustindejesus7398]

@@hayzyhorses6899 .....Hayzy, I think he is talking about the guy who is narrating in this video, not the one who called the race.

[@hayzyhorses6899]

Agustin DeJesus Yes, that’s who I was talking about, the narrator.

[@stanweiser3927]

What a controversity..MAXIMUM SECURITY..Never had a bad test..yet lost both biggest races in the world..sad

[@twicethechamps]

Just think, if War of Will had won and then still won the Preakness, the Belmont would have been a lot more important. Instead, we ended up with probably the most unpopular Triple Crown season ever.

[@havoth]

except for maybe the COVID Derby...Triple Crown all messed up.

[@200991602]

I always thought WOW should have gotten the trophy for his gymnastic qualities. This reminded me of how Afleet Alex handled the Preakness 2005 incident.

[@twicethechamps]

@@havoth Or now the 2021 season, unreal.

[@PatrickPelosi-hx7tk]

Servis biggest cheater ever with Navarro

[@robertpalatsky5017]

IF you didn't tell me, I literally couldn't name you who won the Preakness or the Belmont. Such a forgettable Triple Crown Year.

[@mysticpuffy]

The video doesn't lie, the jockey lost control of the horse when he was "scared" jump off the rail two lanes, and impeded another horses path. It's pretty straight forward. The decision took forever because it's the Kentucky Derby, you can tell the nervousness in that little room with the stewards. What's not shown is the steward lady, making a few phone calls while they are doing the review, probably calling important higher ups at the track to notify them before this huge decision is public. This was not easy even though the video is cut and dry.

[@darkhorseash4337]

yeah like, I understand why it was a hard call to make because of the implications but it's pretty clear it was the right call.

[@montanawarren8462]

They never show you in the news clip War of Will ducking behind Maximum Security.... in Ann Old father's clip it shows you the entire race where Gafflione could not handle War of Will around the whole race track...his mouth was wide open...+ he's got a white eye on that side WHICH CUTS DOWN HIS FIELD OF VISION! Cassie never put blinkers on War of Will till AFTER he did the SAME THING TO MONGOLIAN GROOM...THAT HORSE HAD TO BE PUT DOWN when he FRACTURED A hind leg.....

[@davidthompson62]

The horse was probably so jacked up on illegally injected steroids that it didn’t know what it was doing. This is why there is such strict testing after races now as his sudden jerk outside could have cause serious injury to both horses and jockey. If you have ever witness such a thing on the track, as I have on a couple of occasions, it’s not a pretty thing. When you watch a horse go down break both front legs that send the jockey flying over the horse, you’ll better understand why maximum Security had to be disqualified.

[@adotintheshark4848]

I think if no one had brought up the infraction, the race would have stood as it was.

[@davidthompson62]

@@adotintheshark4848 But that is every Jockey’s responsibility; to request a Stewart’s Inquiry in case of a foul. What I don’t understand is why the jockey most effected by the foul didn’t file an official protest after the foul. The Stewart’s could have rewarded it first place if they wanted to!!

[@jakreu]

Welp..if Maximum Security had not been disqualified, the whole drug thing would still have come to light. Imagine his downfall if he had been at stud already - hundreds of mares carrying a foal that may be sired by a derby cheater.

[@JACKDAWFISH]

There is no evidence that MS was drugged.

[@stanweiser3927]

People dream of drugs...they use as reason for their drug use...leave the poor horses alone ......lasic helps stop bleeding...duh

[@roninslv]

@David Turco....Google jason servis P E D ring there is serious evidence that Max was doped. servis would have gone to trial in April but it was postponed because of the Coronavirus.

[@tatorkator9901]

@@stanweiser3927 it wasnt lasix it was max growth hormones.

[@johnlivesey7892]

Trainer's and veterinarians who give illegal drugs to horses should be warned off for ever. Also the race track where the horse was given the drug should be fined, It's there job to know what the horsemen are doing in the stable area...

[@HannaFardew]

When they showed the move that got Max disqualified, I thought there was going to be an accident on the track even though I knew what the outcome was. I'm with the people who disqualified him because that could have turned very bad, very quickly

[@joggyjames]

war of will caused the chaos... clear as day to see.

[@emmabesko4124]

Damien Jô Maximum Security swing out wide and cut him off. War Of Will was not at fault

[@sheltiesong]

Casey Crites - Are you for real? Advocating for someone’s death over a damned horse race?!?!?!?! What a sad commentary on your character. Reported.

[@jeffsnell2795]

ANY contact between horses can turn badly on the track...And he bumped War of Will and it was nothing BLATANT...War of Will did not almost FALL...Stop Dramatizing the incident...And an accident did NOT happen so it is irrelevant

[@sheltiesong]

Jeff Snell - A hind leg was between another horses forelegs. NOTHING else is relevant. By your argument, someone should be able to cut you off in traffic so long as you manage not to hit them.

[@hayleehampton1352]

Max had so much potential but ofc he got put into the wrong hands smh

[@DoubleDogDare54]

He didn't have potential. That's why he was juiced.

[@roninslv]

Max was in the hands of the people that bred him. He was so ( full of potential) that they tried to dump him for $16,000 and nobody was interested, that's when jason servis began doping him.

[@joggyjames]

had? he’s the best horse in the world today.

[@hayleehampton1352]

Damien Jô no he’s not, at this point he is no where close to it.

[@joggyjames]

@@hayleehampton1352 please Haylee, who do you rate ahead of him? since you said not close there should be multiple horses you rate ahead, i look forward to your reply.

[@the_inmortal_1349]

What we should be "reexamining" is the 1980 Preakness Stakes, where Genuine Risk comes around the corner and Codex jockey looks back realizing he won't win, so he hits her in the nose a few times, causing her to come in second. She did however win the Derby, technically won the Preakness and came second in the Belmont. Best a filly has ever done.

[@carlgregoire9511]

Here here, I was watching and felt let down by the lack of justice for "historical purposes" she definitely ran her heart out, Lukas should revisit the race and give an honest opinion and justice for Genuine Risk and her team.

[@VegaStar1010]

I totally agree. Justice for Genuine Risk!

[@elizabethredmond5517]

Given Servis' shady career and the fact that War of Will could've been killed, I think they made the right decision. The way the pack was close together at the turn made it so that if Maximum Security had gone any far out multiple horses and jockeys would've been seriously injured. The fact that Servis administered illegal drugs to horses since just makes it all the clearer that Derby officials made the SAFEST decision. I also respect Country House. Even if the race had gone smoothly, the odds were so incredibly against him that second place would've been a triumph. That horse ran amazingly, and I think more people should respect that as well. I'm sad he got so sick. He deserves to have his name on Churchill Downs. He won officially and that's that.

[@darkhorseash4337]

Yeah. I dont think the jockey meant to do it. But that's so dangerous for everyone involved someone could've been killed so easily

[@SaraNightfire1]

⁠@@darkhorseash4337 It doesn’t matter if the jockey nor the horse purposefully bumped or not. Even if the horse spooked, it’s the jockey’s responsibility to keep control of the horse. Horse races are extremely dangerous, you’re riding at the speed of a car on a animal with delicate legs and a small tack with straps holding the rider on. Add a thousand pounds or more likely more that can flip on you when a horse falls in front of you, especially tightly packed with no room to get out of the way. Picture going forty miles per hour with no seatbelt, no windshield, not even any safety devices, and the car can flip on you, and you hit something hard enough to go to not only a dead stop, but that weight lands on you. That’s what you are riding. It’s something that stewards in ANY race penalizes riders and horses on.

[@smala017]

Stop trying to stir up controversy. Maximum Security was rightfully disqualified. If there’s any controversy here, it’s that War of Will doesn’t get enough compensation here. The bottom line: you have to respect the decisions of the officials. The rules don’t go away just because it’s a big event.

[@darkhorseash4337]

Yeah, war of will probs deserves more but theres no way to tell which is disappointing

[@PeterSmith-wc4lg]

Madness max never even bump or impede no 1

[@Rager_U]

Garbage headline. There is no "controversy", and there certainly wouldn't have been any if it had been any other horse race. Would anyone who says otherwise have given Scrappy T the 2006 Preakness had he crossed the line first? Maximum Security took the turn like a 2 year old horse (or a 14 year old automobile driver), and was deservedly DQed for it. And whether or not it was intentional is irrelevant.

[@JACKDAWFISH]

He actually was still 2 at the time of the race regardless of his official birthday. What you you do if a horse repeatedly thrust into the back of your legs while running.

[@nickb7089]

Controversial: giving rise or likely to give rise to public disagreement. There was public disagreement. Whether it was the right call or not doesn't matter. It was still controversial. Hence not a garbage headline.

[@Aaron_R]

It was the right call. This happens at the racetrack periodically. Inquiries/dq are part of horse racing.

[@jeffsnell2795]

Not in the Kentucky Derby and 20 Horses in the field and on a wet track...Worst DQ in history of the sport

[@RedCard94]

People are just upset that it was in the BIGGEST horse race in the world. But...it's still just a horse race. And it WAS the right call, I agree.

[@hayzyhorses6899]

I feel bad for the trainers, owners, and rider of MS. But I have to agree it was the right call. It was a dangerous situation, and although it wasn’t on purpose and no horses got hurt, it’s still enough to dq. If he hadn’t gotten disqualified, people might try that move in other races, and they might get someone hurt. It’s sad it was such a high profile race, but I agree with the decision.

[@dfreeman8240]

@@hayzyhorses6899 great outlook in a difficult situation.

[@hayzyhorses6899]

Michael Kurchak The best horse doesn’t always win, in fact, often the best horse doesn’t win. If the best horse always won, Horse racing would be a lot smaller. There would be no point in racing if you never won, and only a few horses ever did. Also, in that case, betting would be useless, because we would always know who would win.

[@TheRebelliousrabbit]

the two horses suffered the worst while humans were fighting for money

[@token555]

Ain't that how it usually goes?

[@horsehaircreationsbykaren]

These horses were bred to race, it's what they love to do. Non horse people will never understand this, these animals are not suffering, they are doing what they were born to do.

[@briaginter4837]

I love how you narrated

[@williamdunphy352]

An outstanding piece by Tim Leyden.

[@joseflores8282]

Why? Have you ever been to the races? Do you like seeing horses breaking their legs and being put down?

[@dvanhoose01]

Horse racing is the oldest sport in history it won't go anywhere

[@sheltiesong]

Max had his hind leg literally in between another colt’s forelegs. That, right there, is how horses die. The right call was made.

[@TomLiberman]

Yeah, I posted a still of that on my social media to try and shut down the complainers. Maximum Security pulled off the rail and impeded two horses behind him. It's lucky there weren't dead horses and maimed jockeys. It was a simple DQ and I wish they had made it immediately rather than dithering for so long.

[@sheltiesong]

Tom Liberman - Exactly! Not sure if it was your still or someone else’s I saw, but anyone with hands-on horse experience who doesn’t find that image petrifying has no business handling horses, in my book.

[@stanweiser3927]

Yes the horse behind MS was put up MS was cause of bad handling...duhh

[@kenbrickman4412]

But if you watch another angle Maximum Security never moved out until War of Will's legs were between his hind legs....ever try running straight when someone runs up behind you and gets their legs into yours Zola Budd ?

[@darkhorseash4337]

And thats how JOCKEYS did

[@LBCGriffin]

I was there, in the grandstand, and I remember watching them come around the turn into the stretch and thinking, “he is ALL OVER THE PLACE!” He very clearly interfered.

[@chrisoxford4026]

I wasn't sure if I was watching The Derby or Saturday night Live

[@lindafogel740]

No blame for either beautiful animal again the human fails To me they are both champions ♥️♥️

[@JACKDAWFISH]

Oops Maximum Security just won another race sans drugs (July 25, 2020)

[@stanweiser3927]

No drugs found in Maximum SECURITY..again ...in Saudi Arabia Race..whats going on..maybe accusations are jealousy..???

[@saveus228]

@@stanweiser3927 trainer already admitted he used an untraceable PED the whole time he had maximum security. the horse equivalent of Marion Jones

[@UconnHuskieees]

Is he dead now

[@jameslimon3137]

I love this horse he’s a fighter, he never gives up

[@micaylaoconnor3102]

I love how people think this isn't commonplace on the racetrack.

[@petehoward8494]

Exactly. Especially in the mud.

[@adotintheshark4848]

There was obvious interference in this race, but what is extremely rare is that a jockeys' inquiry was actually accepted. I've watched a lot of races. Stewards' inquiries are usually successful, jockeys' inquiries are usually not.

[@davidthompson62]

It’s because the foul is so obvious. Different states may have different rules for Stewart’s inquiries but the jockey’s involved are usually contacted by the track Stewart’s to make their case (in stakes races).

[@agustindejesus7398]

A Dot, jockey claimed faul....but the stewards were watching the race....they are not stupid. They knew what was going on. Country House also did disappear after this race.

[@SuperPapa29]

Of course he was fouled. The winner was taken out at least two lanes.

[@PT-he6sr]

The Stewards are normally asleep during the Race and you need to ring them to wake them up.

[@warblerab2955]

@9:20 "Where is the justice in awarding the most prized trophy in American racing to a horse that wasn't fouled and never would have reached the line first? There is no easy answer to that one" Of course there is . The horse that finished first committed a foul, in doing he caused another horse to not finish as high up in the standings as it would have otherwise. For committing that foul, the horse was disqualified and therefore the horse that finished 2nd was declared the winner. What is so hard to understand about that? This is nothing new in horse racing. It has happened before and will happen again. It just never happened at this level of a race before.

[@JeffRebornNow]

It was wrong to have disqualified him. Period. It's a 20 horse field and always a roughly run race. They broke precedence. The Kentucky Derby is not just any race, and Country House would never have won under any scenario. It was wrong. But ... if there's any bright lining to the dark cloud, it's that cheating Servis and Navarro and a bunch of vets got caught and will never train again. Thanks to the FBI, by the way. Racing is incapable of policing itself.

[@ms_scribbles]

@@JeffRebornNow No, they did their fucking job. Luis Saez rode carelessly and dangerously, and nearly caused an accident that could have killed a half dozen horses and possibly their jockeys.

[@julesthom3828]

cpk1994 Your point is invalidated by your lack of civility. If you cannot speak without insult, be silent.

[@momthebomb5133]

"top of the stretch, Jockey Tyler Gafflione maneuvered War of Will toward a narrow hole between Long Range Toddy and Maximum Security........ It all happened in a heartbeat." It's called TRAFFIC in the mud and Gafflione chose to try to thread the needle in a "NARROW HOLE" IN TRAFFIC AND IN THE MUD. Quit blaming one horse that handled the track as best he or any others could .....and won. I hope they win their case.

[@julesthom3828]

cpk1994 That actually makes sense to you?? You called someone an idiot. Name-calling has no place here. This is not a “kettle/black” situation (you clearly don’t grasp that meaning), this is you being called out for poor behavior.

[@lbarbados38]

Of course Servis found guilty of doping...a shame for the horse.

[@RealJackHQ]

1999 ended in an enormous upset, same with 2009, and 2019. What happens in 2029? I’m just saying 🤷🏻‍♂️😂. These 9’s are very sneaky sometimes.

[@RealJackHQ]

Santiago Macahilas I hope we all can too. 🙏

[@callumgowar]

Same with 9/11!! 😉

[@joseolguin6505]

Haha one of the best races ever 2009 MINE THAT BIRD

[@RealJackHQ]

@@joseolguin6505 Raced 1,2,3 in the Triple Crown when no one gave him a shot.

[@joseolguin6505]

@@RealJackHQ yes sir! Good little decent horse. Unfortunately chip Woolley threw it all away

[@kc4315]

You watch older races and see the same things happened with no mention. Many horses get mugged at the start of the race and nothing is ever done about that. This was very unfortunate to happen in such a high profile race. My friends that attended said the fans left like deflated balloons. The thought was the best horse did not win. It put a kabosh on their Derby experience. Maximum Security proved himself later, he is the real deal.

[@emmabesko4124]

Well, rules are rules and they need to be enforced. In my opinion, War Of Will should have won and he would have if Maximum Security hadn’t cut him off

[@ciaradominguez1468]

@@emmabesko4124 Agreed. I can only imagine what the Derby outcome would've been if this wouldn't have happened. I did have my money on MS, but I didn't start freaking out that I lost my $2 (unlike others). ^^I believe they are withdrawing the purse. Not sure if you know, but MS is now being trained by Baffert.

[@DoubleDogDare54]

Karen, using your criteria per the deflated fans and all, they should just line the horses up on the track and let the people in the grandstand cast a ballot on who they want to be the winner. MS broke one of the major rules of racing by interfering with other horses to the point it could have killed horses and riders. The DQ was justified. The stewards could NOT overlook it.

[@leobowman8149]

I mean a quarter of the people there were betting on him so, no surprise they weren't happy.

[@ratherbfishing455]

It might be who you know.

[@donimarshall2310]

Did anyone notice the three very best jockeys didn't rode in this years Derby isn't this suspicious especially knowing that neither any of these outstanding jockeys have never won the Derby except for Saez who won but lost it in the stewards room

[@patrickrahilly8872]

How was the issue surrounding the winner being disqualified so a 65-1 can be declared winner not investigated? If I was ANY US attorney that would be my first question.

[@_congrats]

What does 65-1 mean?

[@markforster6457]

@@_congrats If you had bet $100 on Country House you would've won $6,500. The odds were 65 to 1 against C.H. winning the race.

[@_congrats]

@@markforster6457 thank you!

[@michaellucas669]

Because he definitely cost 2 other horses a better placing .. thems the rules and it was the right call

[@arciefan]

Worst call ever. It's clear Gafflione's horse came up and clipped heels with Maximum Security causing him to veer over. If anyone can't see him initiate the contact and cause this reaction, I don't know what they are looking at.

[@samsonbeast2]

The Derby shouldnt have been postponed. You can also see Saez trying to steer him to the rail. If you don't want these problems put less horses in the race.

[@joseflores8282]

You don’t know what your talking about. There was no problem. The jockey violated the rules and was placed behind the horse that he fouled. In Basketball, should three pointers still be worth points if the players foot is on the line. In football, should touchdowns be awarded if the runner almost crosses the goal line. Why horse racing should the rules not count?

[@samsonbeast2]

@@joseflores8282 Horse racing is quite subjective, you cannot expect 20 horses to run in a straight line around a wet track. If that was the case many horses would be dq'ed in many races. Horse racing and rules don't go into a sentence together, it is a sport were half of the jockeys are coke addicts that get on drugged up horses.

[@joseflores8282]

@@samsonbeast2 Have you watched many horse races? Disqualifications happen. The odd part that it hasn’t happened in a Kentucky Derby. The rain does not affect the races that much ( With regards to safety ). Most tracks are made to handle wet conditions and horses have good footing on dirt or muddy tracks. The jockeys are required to control their horses. Yes, many jockeys have a problem with drugs and 20 horses is a lot for a race. It looks like this year’s was drugged, because he should have won the Preakness. I guess that drug works.

[@awoketoolate9864]

My first time watching horse racing as an adult. While watching this race for the first time without knowing anything, I said to myself: the jockey in pink (who won at first) and horse pushed others aside. So the final outcome confirmed what I had seen. I was thinking that an accident could have occurred.

[@darkhorseash4337]

Yeah. I get why the decision is controversial because the horse who ended up winning didn't but...it was clearly such a dangerous move by maximum security. That could've killed people or horses.

[@awoketoolate9864]

@@darkhorseash4337 Indeed!

[@babsbat]

you need to quit thinking

[@Denis94jack]

Roubo

[@DanielSong39]

Maximum Security ran sideways off of the final turn and nearly took out 10 horses, not sure what the controversy is.

[@stephens5697]

War of will ran into max and caused contact at least three times before max moved to the right. Max won the Saudi cup too

[@tatorkator9901]

Max was also given max growth hormon also war of will never actually made contact until max started moving over, when max moved into him.

[@stephens5697]

Tator Kator you can clearly see war of will runs up the back end of max try to squeeze through to the outside. There was no room for him to pas and he caused the contact 3 possibly 5 times that nearly cause max to go down. Tyler and war of will where out of control the entire race

[@tatorkator9901]

@@stephens5697 max started moving WAY before people actually start noticing. Watch a close up video again and look at the tire tracks. War of will was moving into a clean spot and max ran into him.

[@krusty9570]

You MS fans are whiners. Anybody that’s unbiased if they’ve really looked at all angles of this race understand that MS CLEARLY veered outside just as soon as WoW started to creep up beside him. It’s so obvious and the overhead angle that’s shown on this very video proves it!!! Easy decision. Clear foul on MS.

[@krusty9570]

goodymfla 🤣🤣🤣because you moron. It’s always the fans of the person or in this case the horse they feel got cheated! You’re not very bright are you 🤣🤣

[@MrNeto915]

Horse doping is part of this brutal sport. I worked 5 years as security supervisor @ Sunland Park Racetrack and the doping issues are out of control. Especially with qtr. horse. Not good..

[@Pitt-ny8cj]

Are you whistleblowing or just blowing?

[@MrNeto915]

@@Pitt-ny8cj the only thing I’m blowing is ur moms back!!!

[@yumitokushige8486]

Poor horse. You don't need to think of animal rights or abuse when it comes to a horse race, do you? Depending on a horse or any human and jockey, the muddy ground makes you handicapped more than necessary.

[@equidaes]

Uhhh are you alright? 😂😂

[@yumitokushige8486]

Equine Nicole What? I'm F jobless. Not alright.

[@yumitokushige8486]

Equine Nicole are you a horse?

[@danieldobrosky6203]

Been in this game for decades i always thought with the derby with so many horses that you would have almost kill a horse and that's what happened

[@patrickduncanjr.6847]

They should have had an investigation of the stewards and find out who made all the money on taking Maximun Security Down. That was complete bologna. 140+ years and no horse had ever been disqualified! Unforgettable and unforgivable!!!!!!!!

[@michaellucas669]

It was the right call

[@davidkent8606]

The truth is the race should never have been run in such appalling conditions, that's what caused the near pile up, which led to the disqualification.

[@joseolguin6505]

It’s been run in much worse conditions

[@danmar2227]

MS is a great horse..2019 till now

[@tatorkator9901]

Was he great before or after the growth hormones?

[@DoubleDogDare54]

He's a cheaply bred horse that was juiced for racing. That does not equate with "great".

[@DoubleDogDare54]

@Santiago Macahilas FBI has it on tape, Servis talked to a vet about how to dodge a positive on what he was juicing the horse with. The vet agreed to provide the paperwork to make it look like a false positive. The horse was juiced.

[@whitehorse927]

😥😥😥 proud to you Maximun Securiry. Maibe the next race you got it..💪💪

[@Antonio-Mlb]

What people don't realize is horses are doped quite often. Bob Baffert used to dope his horses all the time. This is unfortunate but in my eyes MS is a winner and will always be a champion.

[@TVY2013]

Excuse my ignorance; I know nothing about horse racing. Does doping consistent to steroids and is the urine of the horse tested a certain amount of time before or after racing?

[@stanweiser3927]

I love dummy's like Antonio..they dream of drugs and make crazy accusations with zero knowledge....horse racing is a great sport that is highly regulated...try giving people the benefit of doubt and become a positive influence rather than a negative in the horse industry...

[@stanweiser3927]

Tvy...Horses are tested by urine and blood samples before and after races...Drugs are given by Doctors (vets)..for illness and inury their are strict rules for disobedience concerning illigal drug use..penalties are severe....

[@TVY2013]

@@stanweiser3927 Appreciate your feedback; I would have thought so, but with so much controversy over the years re. doping in humans and presumably so much money on the line in racing, I was curious just how stringent testing was in racing (i.e. whether there were "tricks"/means of masking administration of an illegal substance. ) Again, this is totally out of my field, so it's good to get the opinion of those involved/monitoring the sport.

[@Antonio-Mlb]

@@stanweiser3927 Thats great to here that im loved dummys and morons in love. THANKS!

[@2ak215]

just remember you won by disqualification 😂😂😂

[@roninslv]

It's also well known that Max was doped up, his trainer has been busted.

[@joshcolbert5613]

UHHHHHHHHHHHHH hello???? Servis is in jail and MS was doped

[@LorayV]

Sounds like you’re *salty* 😝

[@randyswanson4461]

@Chris hughes wrong

[@russe19642]

Just remember he'll always be remembered as the 2019 winner

[@opiokapi4418]

Horses are stunningly beautiful creatures. All of them are winners 💞🤗🐎🏇🐴

[@glg5933]

Yeah but they’re being abused because of this “ sport “ ugh I can’t even call a horse riding discipline 🙄🙄🙄

[@roninslv]

Rachel Alexandra was the most beautiful filly I ever saw.

[@kamzalot3]

Liv Du peloux what 😂

[@seabiscuit7116]

@@glg5933 uhhh..what do u know about this industry??

[@glg5933]

Many clouds in the sky enough to know that this is unacceptable. More 2500 horses die on race tracks every year because of being overworked , injured , or just simply die on the track because they trip. Some even brake their front legs in half . Also race horses that aren’t picked to run on tracks , were do they go you ask? Well they go to the kill pen. Then jockeys spend the whole fricking race whipping the crap out of their horse . Does it hurt when YOU get whipped super hard whip? Well it hursts the horse even more because they have thinner skin then humans ( humans have an épiderme of 0,8 mm and horses 0,5 mm ) . Just do a simple google search and you can find thousands of articles of why this « sport « is very abusive. You are most certainly not an equestrian or horse person because if you are you should know better . All of us normal people who don’t practice this bullcrap don’t know what happens during these horses training but it’s most certainly very ugly. Humm.. ugly.. that’s the most gentle word I can think of when it comes to the people who thinks horse racing is great. I most certainly do not know a lot about this trash industry and I’m glad I don’t because I can’t stand all the abuse that is done to these beautiful animals who deserve respect like any being. Make your research.

[@randyswanson4461]

But why wouldn’t Tyler g riding wow file the objection? Very,very weird to me that he wouldn’t

[@DoubleDogDare54]

I read that Mark Casse instructed him not to. Can't recall the exact reason now but it had to with being sore losers and so forth.

[@agustindejesus7398]

Randy, he finished 8th. Claiming foul was not going to help him. Maybe he is good friend of Saez. If he had finished second he might has say we are friend but you are coming down, and iam going up.

[@patrickduncanjr.6847]

Watch Bayern win the 2014 Breeders Cup Classic. Doesn’t get disqualified. Stewards need to be more accountable and way more consistent!

[@jeankaye3535]

Yeah never did understand that one! He literally wiped out half the field at the beginning of the race yet the stewards didn't think it had any influence on the outcome????

[@danieldobrosky6203]

I won so much money on that race i was so stunned that they let that stand i will never forget in lol

[@JackTheripper911]

Yes Bayern should have been disqualified then, however just because the stewards missed the call then, doesnt suddenly make their call in the 2019 Derby invalid. It was the correct call to make 100%. They do need better consistency and higher accountability. But if you're trying to argue against the 2019 Derby call, just because they missed a call years earlier at an entirely different race, you're going to have to do better than that.

[@LexyTheEbikeQueen]

How can u blame a horse for moving clearly they gonna move around running at 45 MPH I really think they had way to many bets on maximum security and didn’t have enough to pay that the winner etc

[@pokerphil1st]

There will always be corruption in sport that involves large amounts of money.

[@floycewhite6991]

I'm all in favor of good horses being overlooked by bettors, but there are too many runners-up in the Derby that seem extremely unlikely by any analysis.

[@petermarshall6577]

Thank goodness the wasn't a primetime 4+ horse pile up..disaster for the "sport"...

[@CrazyRachel1984]

Heartbreaking... Thank God Maximum Security is with Bob now! He is the name in racing and has never done his horses wrong

[@lisapownall4753]

Actually he has now been retired to stud at Coolmore Farms.

[@ciderlord4621]

You can be a Baffert fan, but he has numerous drug violations and had a string of deaths involving young horses a few years back. Even in the book on American Pharoah there were nods to him doping. He’s certainly done horses wrong quite a few times.

[@joseolguin6505]

Lol he just recently got two lidocaine positive tests 😂

[@katefishing5612]

Baffert has most certainly done his horses wrong...

[@gloriawelch3603]

And now baffert is under the eye.

[@Kai_Equine]

Quick Question/s: 1: Can we expect to see any horse/s trained by Bob Baffert running in this years Triple Crown races (Kentucky Derby,Preakness Derby, & Belmont Park) , or in any Breeders Cup? 2: Is the Kentucky Derby and the rest of the Triple Crown races still going to begging on the new race dates?

[@RajatKalal]

There are alot of em, but the big ones are 'Nadal' and 'Charlatan'

[@agustindejesus7398]

Raja, he broke them getting them use to the drugs before the big races.

[@RajatKalal]

@@agustindejesus7398 bitter truth, as u see I hd made a comment before they got injured, was very hopeful of Nadal winning the Derby n even Triple Crown for that matter, its such a shame to lose a gr8 horse on track

[@ed9492]

Can't we just cancel 2020 completely? Between Coronavirus and politics, it's just too much. Not that I expect 2021 to be much better.

[@frostedicepharoah7723]

It’s too bad for all the other horses that the Kentucky Derby will not happen until September, because now they have to suffer the wrath of Maxfield.

[@DoubleDogDare54]

Maxfield has to stay sound between now and September. He's already had soundness issues so that might be an issue.

[@SomeStupidSketchShowGuy]

Well now hes done for the season because his legs are tooth picks so there goes that plan. Now feel the wrath of Tiz The Law

[@agustindejesus7398]

@@DoubleDogDare54 ....Double, Maxfiel is out now, and he will be out in September. He might not run anymore. When they get injured more than ones they never come back.

[@SumoCumLoudly]

In a way justice was done, given Maximum Security was juicing and his trainer now facing jail for doping, its lucky that he didnt actually win any big races. Who knows how many others are also doping, they are probably all at it.

[@silvereyedstacker1842]

What are you talking about? He won some huge races.

[@SumoCumLoudly]

@@silvereyedstacker1842 Florida Derby and the Haskell was the only big races he won and they are not championship races.

[@agustindejesus7398]

Staunch, i can tell you one.....Bobby.

[@kaitlin6789]

I know why war of will"s jockey did not object. It is because war of will struck maximum security many times before his jockey pulled him up.

[@richardgrace4500]

Secretariat got replaced to second after winning a race for doing less than that... all he did was "supposedly" make contact with the horse that ended up coming in second

[@hardcorps5317]

We cannot compare the new millennium to those days.

[@DanielSong39]

That DQ was legit too, it was a dangerous move

[@thresh9606]

bro thats racing you block those who try to pass end of story

[@thefrase7884]

Exactly plus in the Kentucky derby the stewards would never say anything until it’s brought to them

[@rick-be]

Gaff is young and didn't claim because he did not want to soil the Derby.

[@LouisHackmann]

True

[@andrewkleinhans4235]

To a horse that wasn't fouled? What race are you watching? Country House was moved a good 2-3 paths further out because Maximum Security made a right hand turn. Just because he wasn't directly fouled doesn't mean his opportunity to win wasn't impeded.

[@user-jn2ok9nz8p]

Some one should make a movie out of this store 👍🏽

[@AuthenticMage]

Servis should have his training license revoked at all tracks. Yet, if you look at morning works you’ll still find his name as trainer

[@roninslv]

He was scheduled for trial in April, it was postponed because of the coronavirus. I don't think he'll ever be allowed to train again. Jason Servis, who recently saddled Maximum Security to victory in the world's richest race, and Jorge Navarro, whose horses have earned more than $37 million since 2008, were among 27 trainers, veterinarians, and others indicted March 9 in federal court on doping-related charges in racing.The indictment specifically alleges that a designer, performance-enhancing substance was administered to Maximum Security in 2019, when he was named champion 3-year-old male.

[@AuthenticMage]

Apparently there are 2 trainers named Servis

[@roninslv]

He has a younger brother John who won the 2004 Kentucky Derby, and Preakness with Smarty Jones. Their father was a jockey.

[@jeffb5785]

I said it then, I say it now Maximum Security won

[@rpierce3336]

But he didn't. Horses interfere all the time in horse racing. The derby is no different.

[@vannosaljordan9392]

Another sport where winning is in the eye of the judge. Once a fine sport.

[@chadbinette3201]

If you wanna win something so legendary like the Kentucky derby by a foul and not by crossing the finish line first, well you don't want to compete, here's your participation trophy. Should the guys in the back complain they deal with more mud then the front horses? Last I checked horses didn't have rear view mirrors.

[@waynepreszcator2144]

Should Never Been Disqualified.

[@babsbat]

it wasnt a bad day but horreble desintion

[@marksnow8742]

I have seen horse racing incidents that was way more obvious than this allowed to stand. I think discretion should have prevailed.

[@michaellucas669]

Like what ? Cus I've seen alot less then this taken down

[@redbrian3655]

4:49 Now that is the first time I have heard this! Very interesting as days have gone by.

[@nessmabuyo7357]

Yup! The trainer of that horse #8 is Bill mott also train Country house.

[@madelinetramantano8302]

THESE MEN SHOULD BE IN JAIL.

[@michellenainkristinabusch1221]

The trainer is.

[@waqarkhan25]

the poor Country house will be remembered for his second-place turn to victory than his story of how mother quake lake died while giving birth to him as a foal and how he was nursed back to the health nurse mare but still to wake to be sold as well

[@sul9891]

The part the got me was “a race in the mud still not finished”

[@dvanhoose01]

Horse racing is the oldest sport in history and who is trying to cancel it

[@adamagresta5384]

If Jose Ortiz doesn’t mention the bump on Gaff to Prat is there ever a claim of foul?

[@howardcampbell6796]

That was John Vlqz on the 8 horse who mentioned it to Pray

[@sksksrara1906]

@Howard Campbell that’s jose riding the 8 tacitus while john rode code of honor

[@DanielSong39]

Code of Honor was fouled on the rail too and that definitely affected the race

[@patrickduncanjr.6847]

Don’t care what history says Maximum Security won the Kentucky Derby.

[@michellenainkristinabusch1221]

While he was drugged.

[@patrickduncanjr.6847]

@@michellenainkristinabusch1221 oh gosh who is and who isn’t. That is the question. lol

[@raygordonteacheschess5501]

I just claimed foul against the narrator.

[@timothyking1198]

That was a wrong call because Maximum Security was the best horse in the Kentucky Derby to win the race

[@sethmartin5684]

You’ll never know when a horse plays bumper cars

[@write2ap]

If this was the 100 yard dash and a runner ran across 3 lanes into someone else's lane, there would be no controversy. The runner would be disqualified. This is not different. Maximum Security cheated. The rules were followed. People kill me thinking they should not have to follow the rules of the game. The only reason no one got hurt in this race is because of the jockeys who pulled up when the "so -called" winner Maximum Security cut them off. Country House only won because Maximum Security did not stay in his lane. Country House was the first horse to cross the finish line legally and fairly. Country House wins.

[@montanawarren8462]

Yeah but you only seen the clip where it shows MAXIMUM Security ducking it doesn't show you the clip of War of will go around the racetrack his mouth wide open and him ducking behind Maximum Security...he did the same thing with Mongolian groom only Mongolian groom had to be put to sleep he fractured a hind leg.... and after all this time with all these troubles HALL OF FAME Casse finally puts blinkers on him....

[@LouisHackmann]

That was war of will's fault!!!! NOT MAXIMUM SECURITY😮😢

[@michellenainkristinabusch1221]

MS pushed them out.

[@floycewhite6991]

WoW clipped the rear left heel of MS.

[@jamundsen1380]

End all horse racing. This ridiculous sport and broadcast of animal abuse must end.

[@allthedumbusernamesaretaken]

The stewards made the right decision, but Luis Saez didn’t get enough credit in my opinion. He managed to get Maximum Security under control and make sure nobody was hurt.

[@calebwhittington1960]

horse racing is so weird, how he get disqualified for that? thats like a generic racing tactic, in any sort of race, human, car, dune buggy, motorcycle, dirtbike, mountain bike. like why im so confused 😂 bc he cut someone off? like is it a safety thing? im genuinely asking cus im new to horse racing

[@markforster6457]

In horse racing it was a dangerous move. What if horses stumbled and fell? Horses and jockeys could've been killed or maimed. If you notice, one of the horses actually kicked M.S. once or twice, while trying to adjust. Saez was suspended twice more after the 2019 Kentucky Derby, serving a seven-day ban after a bumping incident at Belmont Park in June 2019 and a 10-day penalty for interference at Saratoga two months later.

[@crystalregan2481]

Maximum security won that race... I remember before the race I admired him it kind of remind me of Secretary of his with his built and color .. oh I was livid that beautiful horse won that race

[@melaninmonroe161]

No Derby this weekend! My city Louisville❤️

[@racer776690]

At least you will get it September...think about Belmont stakes 😢

[@agustindejesus7398]

Sense, don't feel bad. We are all disappointed all over the the US.....it is so boring. Stupid Belmont Stake race is over. Let's way to see if we are allow in the track by September the 5th.

[@KimBTown]

:-/

[@apharoah12]

Stewards got it right. Country House is the Derby Winner!

[@karaamundson3964]

Not in speed

[@MrNeto915]

No ur wrong. The 1 horse ridden by Tyler but Max about 5 times in his rear qtrs. CAUSING MAX TO BREAK INTO THE 4 HOLE. ITS WAS A CHAIN REACTION CAUSED BY THE HORSE

[@nietzolievelieve]

War of Will hit Maximum Security multiple times, you can clearly see that it in the slowmotion. MS is the real winner of the Kentucky Derby!

[@Mac-hw2sb]

@@nietzolievelieve Lmao the other horse wouldn't of clipped Max if Max had stayed in his lane. It's irrelevant anyways because we now have proof that Max was doped up in his races so he's not even as good as you guys claim since none of his performance was authentic

[@nietzolievelieve]

Audrey Carriere MS went out of his lane because he got hit multiple times before :/ and I never said that Max did race fairly, I already knew for a long time he raced while using drugs :)

[@DM-tf6mk]

I remember watching this live last year. To this day I still disagree! My opinion

[@michellenainkristinabusch1221]

Your opinion is to favor cheaters

[@holycowpainter]

Max Sec won on a rainy day, sliding on mud is no excuse to deny the winner, the denial was and still is a disgrace. Today the Derby is run on a perfect evening. Max Sec sho7ld have won 2020 as well, he's a beautiful winner.

[@kalog0220]

Tyler didn't protest since he KNEW he hit Maximum Security several times which to me made the horse swerve. To be blind about that is appalling.

[@montanawarren8462]

He did the same thing to Mongolian groom in the Breeders Cup.... Mongolian groom had to be put down cuz he fractured a hind leg seems strange that Casse would put blinkers on War of Will after that????

[@clockendfarm6425]

"Country House clomped up in second, never threatening Maximum Security" at the exact time Country House is closing on Max like a freight train. Yeah, great commentary there, NBC.

[@JorgeLopez-zv1or]

They should investigate Baffet as well!!

[@Pitt-ny8cj]

They have and he was suspended and tarnished what else you want

[@parulianhutasoit256]

I see maximum securiti error does not exist, still remains in its path.about the last turn is commonplace. The referee is dishonest, which means something's wrong with them.

[@agustindejesus7398]

The camara is on Mr Servis face at the time the number 7 was disqualified. Yes, Mr Servis shows no emotion at all. Any other person will have been, mad, arguing, cursing, or crying. Come on, it is the Derby, and that kind of money is not given away every day.

[@madelinetramantano8302]

IF ANY ONE GETS HURT DONT LET IT BE THE HORSE.

[@LexyTheEbikeQueen]

Iam literally so confused what happened

[@joshcolbert5613]

servis wasnt even mad he new he was doping the horse. Great Karma

[@jeffsnell2795]

And Bafferts Doped up horses keep getting caught and injured...Karma

[@jayrubin8519]

Servis, navarro and baffert are just the beginning. Look how the win percentages have dropped on the top trainers at belmont. The trainersand vets are being very careful. ,

[@hens13]

11:10 as if Baffert is the trainer you want to avoid doping lol

[@jimpark8379]

Maximum Security is the most jinxed great horse. It's a shame because he gives his all every race and he deserves to win a championship without an asterisk. I believe Maximum Security won the KD. I believe he swerved because War of Will ran up his rear, so it should have been War of Will that was taken down.

[@marciosouzamendonca8912]

Perfect. No more words are necessary.

[@roninslv]

If he was so great why did the West's dump him into a $16 k claimer Jason Servis, who recently saddled Maximum Security to victory in the world's richest race, and Jorge Navarro, whose horses have earned more than $37 million since 2008, were among 27 trainers, veterinarians, and others indicted March 9 in federal court on doping-related charges in racing.The indictment specifically alleges that a designer, performance-enhancing substance was administered to Maximum Security in 2019, when he was named champion 3-year-old male.

[@tatorkator9901]

He swerved because he saw something. If you watch the vid in slow motion you can see wow on the outside of the tire track, ms is on the inside. Ms never gets clipped until he crosses the tire track and runs into war of will. Also do I need to mention the growth hormones and the drugs.

[@kylestephens4133]

right call. maximum security is still a good horse, not great. have to see about the drug thing after the inaugural Saudi Cup.

[@1989NickyD]

Would have been laughed out of the stewards room in the UK.

[@josephdechristopher7174]

Stewards in America ......the most inconsistent group of political run employees who oversee our great sport and who on the world stage made the greatest blunder ever in racing........so far.

[@montanawarren8462]

@@josephdechristopher7174 and all that lady that was the head Steward knew about racing was that she lifted the upper lips of the race horses to see what their Jockey Club registration number is....