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Maximum Security owner Gary West to appeal his horse's historic disqualification at Kentucky Derby

Maximum Security owner Gary West (left) has vowed to appeal the decision [Courtesy]

Maximum Security owner Gary West said Monday he will appeal his horse's historic disqualification from the 145th Kentucky Derby after the colt crossed the finish line first.

Race stewards ruled Maximum Security interfered with rivals when he made a move rounding the final turn in Saturday's 1.25-mile (2,012m) dirt classic for three-year-olds at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.

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