The trainer of War of Will accused Maximum Security jockey Luis Saez of improperly blocking horses both headed into the far turn and during the home stretch.
From left: Country House, War of Will, Maximum Security and Code of Honor run four-wide at the turn for home at Saturday’s Kentucky Derby. By Jacob Bogage Jacob Bogage National sports writer and blogger Email Bio Follow May 8 at 12:09 PM The controversial ending at the Kentucky Derby has horse trainers and owners up in arms with jockeys, race officials and one another, and threatens to cast a pall over the two remaining Triple Crown races.
That rebuke came after Maximum Security owner Gary West vowed to challenge the race’s result in court and blamed War of Will jockey Tyler Gaffalione for causing the ruckus at the turn for home. — Kentucky Derby May 4, 2019 Casse rejected that accusation and instead claimed Saez glanced over his shoulder while riding the rail heading into the far turn, allowing Maximum Security to block horses coming up on his outside.
“He carried everybody out intentionally, and then he dives in. 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.
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