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Owner Of Maximum Security Plans To Appeal Kentucky Derby, Calls Churchill Downs Greedy

Maximum Security owner Gary West is preparing to officially appeal the outcome of the 2019 Kentucky Derby.

West criticized Churchill Downs for allowing 20 horses in the race, calling them a “greedy organization.”

Watch Maximum Security owner Gary West’s full exclusive interview with @savannahguthrie and @craigmelvin about the controversial #KentuckyDerby disqualification pic.twitter.com/3cTET2QuYN

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that Maximum Security won the race outright, but was disqualified after a post race objection.