Maximum Security out of Preakness; Derby DQ to Be Appealed

Luis Saez rides Maximum Security to the finish line first against Flavien Prat on Country House during the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs on May 4, 2019. Charlie Riedel/AP Photo

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Taken down as the Kentucky Derby winner, Maximum Security is now out of the Preakness.

Maximum Security’s owner said on May 6 he will not run the horse in the middle jewel of the Triple Crown and will appeal the disqualification as Derby winner.