What Was The Kentucky Derby Controversy? (VIDEO)

The Kentucky Derby has been around for 145 years, but on Saturday it made history . . . and NOT in a good way. For the first time in more than 50 years, the fastest horse . . . the one that crossed the finish line first . . . DIDN'T win. That horse, Maximum Security, was disqualified for swerving into the path of two of the other horses.

Maximum Security was THOUGHT to have won by a length-and-a-half, but some of the other jockeys asked for a review. Officials spent 22 minutes looking into it, and ultimately UPHELD the objection . . . disqualified Maximum Security . . . and named the runner-up Country House the winner.

Country House took the $1.86 million prize . . . Code of Honor came in second, winning $660,000 . . . and Tacitus got $300,000 for coming in third. By the way, Country House entered with 65-1 odds . . . making him the 2nd-longest shot to win the Kentucky Derby in the 145-year history of the race. Back in 1913, Donerail won, despite having 91.5-1 odds.


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