LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A federal appeals court has upheld the decision by Churchill Downs stewards that made Country House the winner of the 2019 Kentucky Derby.This year’s Derby is Sept.
5 after being rescheduled because of the coronavirus pandemic.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati on Friday affirmed a U.S.
District Court decision to dismiss a lawsuit by Gary and Mary West, who own Maximum Security. Their horse crossed the finish line first in last year’s Derby but was disqualified for interference.
Runner-up Country House was declared the winner.“I am obviously disappointed in the court’s decision, but it is time to move on and there will be no further appeals,” Gary West said in a text message to The Associated.