Maximum Security (horse)

Maximum Security
SireNew Year's Day
GrandsireStreet Cry
DamLil Indy
DamsireAnasheed
SexColt
FoaledMay 14, 2016
CountryUnited States
ColorBay
BreederGary and Mary West[1]
OwnerGary and Mary West
West, West, Magnier, Tabor and Smith (2020)
TrainerJason Servis (2018–March 2020)
Bob Baffert
Record14: 9–2–0[2]
Earnings$2,431,900[2]
Major wins
Florida Derby (2019)
Haskell Invitational (2019)
Bold Ruler Handicap (2019)
Cigar Mile (2019)
Saudi Cup (2020)
San Diego Handicap (2020)
Pacific Classic (2020)
Awards
American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse (2019)

Maximum Security (foaled May 14, 2016) is a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who was the 2019 Champion Three-Year-Old after winning the Florida Derby, Haskell Invitational, Bold Ruler Handicap, and Cigar Mile. Maximum Security crossed the finish line first in the 2019 Kentucky Derby, but was disqualified for interference.

As a four-year-old in 2020, he won the inaugural running of the Saudi Cup in January. In 2023 his trainer Jason Servis pled guilty to two charges related to the administration of performance-enhancing drugs to his stable and was sentenced to 48 months in prison. Maximum Security was administered a designer drug that was considered undetectable. [3] He was transferred to the barn of Bob Baffert and returned to racing on July 25, when he won the San Diego Handicap, followed by a win in the Pacific Classic.

  1. ^ Shulman, Lenny (April 30, 2019). "Gary and Mary West Hope to Change Derby Fortunes". The Blood-Horse. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Maximum Security profile". Equibase. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  3. ^ U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York. "Thoroughbred Racehorse Trainer Jason Servis Sentenced To Four Years In Prison".