Kentucky Derby winner changes after replay

[AUBwins 10,064]

Maximum Security is disqualified for changing lanes despite crossing first, and 65-1 Country House wins the Derby! Wow!

[gr82be 14,402]

18 minutes ago, AUBwins said:

Maximum Security is disqualified for changing lanes despite crossing first, and 65-1 Country House wins the Derby! Wow!

Do the SEC refs moonlight as Derby officials?  I saw it and really have no idea what constitutes interference in a crowd of horses on a muddy track. 

[Bottomfeeder 244]

That's BS. Reminds me of the Auburn-Virginia NCAA tournament game.

[augolf1716 21,096]

This just sucks I'm a big horse racing fan should let them run like the old days let them bump. Officialls are getting out of hand in racing imo

[AUBwins 10,064]

I am surprised they overturned it myself. Horses bump all the time.  I think since it was on the curve it went a lot worse than it usually would have been with the inertia of trying to turn and getting bumped than say if he changed lanes on a straightaway. Just unprecedented.  Those stewards were in a tough spot.  What a change in the money. Favorite to the longshot.

[AUBwins 10,064]

17 minutes ago, augolf1716 said:

This just sucks I'm a big horse racing fan should let them run like the old days let them bump. Officialls are getting out of hand in racing imo

Ever been to churchill for a race? 

[augolf1716 21,096]

58 minutes ago, AUBwins said:

Ever been to churchill for a race? 

Been to the derby a few time always enjoy the Oaks run on Friday

[AUBwins 10,064]

1 hour ago, augolf1716 said:

Been to the derby a few time always enjoy the Oaks run on Friday

Definitely want to go one day.  We try to go to the Evangeline Downs race track north of Lafayette, LA at least once a year.  That have added a hotel attached to the casino/ race track.  They have an all you can eat buffet in the observation booth over the finish line. This one is only $30 a seat,  not $10,000 a seat like at the Derby.  It's a fun time. They race every weekend from May to August. 

[around4ever 4,139]

3 hours ago, augolf1716 said:

This just sucks I'm a big horse racing fan should let them run like the old days let them bump. Officialls are getting out of hand in racing imo

I believe it was the first time in the 145 year history of The Derby that a win was overturned.  It's hard to believe that a horse hasn't changed lanes affecting other horses before. I'm sure it has but the stewards let it go. 

[Brad_ATX 13,654]

16 hours ago, AUBwins said:

I am surprised they overturned it myself. Horses bump all the time.  I think since it was on the curve it went a lot worse than it usually would have been with the inertia of trying to turn and getting bumped than say if he changed lanes on a straightaway. Just unprecedented.  Those stewards were in a tough spot.  What a change in the money. Favorite to the longshot.

Had nothing to do with a bump.  You can't block another horse's path on purpose like you can in car racing.  When Maximum Security drifted over, he forced at least two other horses to check up in order to avoid a collision, which in turn killed their chances at hitting the board.  Remember that only the top 5 finishers get paid out of the actual purse, so there are real implications to that.

At the end of the day, the right call was made.  Sucks for Maximum Security's team, but the horse freaked out a bit coming around the turn and it cost them.

[mustache eagle 2,389]

I don’t know horse racing but that looks like it should be a dq to me.  This may sound silly but I’ve watched a decent amount of bike racing and the sprints at the end are somewhat similar.  That’d be a dq in bike racing. At least imo 

i benefited ... it put money in my pocket for the second year running!