Country House wins the 2019 Kentucky Derby after Maximum Security disqualified

Country House won the 2019 Kentucky Derby. It is the first Derby win for both jockey Flavien Prat and trainer Bill Mott. Maximum Security was disqualified after the race because he bumped War of Will, who finished seventh. Code of Honor finished second and Tacitus, also trained by Motti, was third. It was only the second disqualification in Kentucky derby history. In 1968, Dancer’s Image failed a drug test and was also disqualified. Country House paid $132.40 to win. He had one win, two seconds and one third of his career earnings.

10-1 shot Practical Move beats Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert in Los Alamitos Futurity. Trainer Tim Yakteen trains Practicals Move. Frankie Dettori plans to retire from the saddle at the end of 2023. He will officially bow out at Breeders’ Cup at Santa Anita in November. He won the Epsom Derby in 2007 and Golden Horn in 2015. Country House wins the 2019 Kentucky Derby. Maximum Security disqualified. It was the biggest upset in the Futurities since Into Mischief paid $29.60 in 2009.