Tuesday, May 07, 2019

145th Kentucky Derby: 65-1 Longshot Country House Declared Winner After Maximum Security Was DQed Due To Fowl

At Louisville, Kentucky:

Country House, a 65-1 longshot with jockey Flavien Prat aboard, was declared the winner of Saturday's 145th running of The Kentucky Derby after Maximum Security, who finished first, was disqualified for committing a foul during the homestretch.

This was the first time that a Kentucky Derby winner was disqualified for a foul; Dancer's Image, who won the 1968 Derby, was disqualified for testing positive for a banned substance.

Code of Honor was awarded second place and Tacitus was awarded third.

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