Was the wrong horse disqualified following the Kentucky Derby?
Jockey Luis Saez, who rode disqualified horse Maximum Security in the race, has obtained an attorney to protect himself against punishment resulting from the Derby.
An assistant trainer named Rick Depass Jr. has put together a convincing video to outline why War of Will and jockey Tyler Gaffalione were actually responsible for the Derby chaos. Check out the video:
The video was presented to the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission.
Meanwhile, War of Will’s trainer recently compare Saez to a “drunk driver” in the race.
On Tuesday, Casse said Saez and Maximum Security were at fault twice during the race – once entering the final turn and once exiting it, or the “main event” as Casse called it.
While looking at still photos from the race, Casse said Saez – while riding the rail – looks over his right shoulder in attempt to block oncoming horses while entering the final turn.
“He carried everybody out intentionally, and then he dives in,” Casse said. “It’s almost like following a drunk driver. You don’t know which direction he’s going to go. … People were taking shots at Tyler, 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.”
War of Will's trainer @markecasse sent 16 still photos of NBC video from approaching the far turn to the top of the stretch he used to analyze the route taken aboard Maximum Security by Luis Saez. https://t.co/pUGg6B8XpI pic.twitter.com/VfVhHxtFn8
— Ray Paulick (@raypaulick) May 8, 2019
