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Flavien Prat rides Country House to victory during the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 4, 2019, in Louisville, Ky. Luis Saez on Maximum Security finished first but was disqualified. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Flavien Prat rides Country House to victory during the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 4, 2019, in Louisville, Ky. Luis Saez on Maximum Security finished first but was disqualified. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)Matt Slocum/Associated Press

Kentucky Derby Results 2019: Final Race Chart, Finishing Times and Purse

Gianni VerschuerenMay 5, 2019

The 2019 Kentucky Derby on Saturday will go down in history as one of the most controversial in the race's long history, as for the the first time in 145 editions, a winner was disqualified following an objection. Country House was promoted to the winner's circle, with Maximum Security taken out of the race.

According to the Derby's official website, Maximum Security posted a time of 2:03.93 in sloppy conditions. He led all the way and held off any contenders in the final straight, but replays showed the colt impeded multiple horses when he drifted off the rail in the final turn before swerving back into his lane.

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Here is a look at the race replay:

Full Results, Payouts

Finish: Horse; Jockey; Trainer (Payout) (Length)

1. (DQ) Maximum Security; Luis Saez; Jason Servis*

2. Country House; Flavien Prat; William I. Mott ($1.86 million) (1 ¾ lengths)

3. Code of Honor; John R. Velazquez; Claude R. McGaughey III ($600,000) (2 ½ lengths)

4. Tacitus; Jose L. Ortiz; William I. Mott ($300,000) (3 ¼ lengths)

5. Improbable; Irad Ortiz, Jr.; Bob Baffert ($150,000) (3 ¼ lengths)

6. Game Winner; Joel Rosario; Bob Baffert ($90,000) (3 ¾ lengths)

7. Master Fencer; Julien R. Leparoux; Tsunoda K (3 ¾ lengths)

8. War Of Will; Tyler Gaffalione; Mark E. Casse (4 ¼ lengths)

9. Plus Que Parfait; Ricardo Santana, Jr.; Brendan P. Walsh (5 lengths)

10. Win Win Win; Julian Pimentel; Michael J. Trombetta (8 ¼ lengths)

11. Cutting Humor; Mike E. Smith; Todd A. Pletcher (9 lengths)

12. By My Standards; Gabriel Saez; W. Bret Calhoun (11 lengths)

13. Vekoma; Javier Castellano; George Weaver (14 ½ lengths)

14. Bodexpress; Chris Landeros; Gustavo Delgado (14 ¾ lengths)

15. Tax; Junior Alvarado; Danny Gargan (14 ¾ lengths)

16. Roadster; Florent Geroux; Bob Baffert (16 ¼ lengths)

17. Long Range Toddy; Jon Kenton Court; Steven M. Asmussen (17 ¾ lengths)

18. Spinoff; Manuel Franco; Todd A. Pletcher (17 ¾ lengths)

19. Gray Magician; Drayden Van Dyke; Peter Miller (26 lengths)

*Dropped to 17th.

While the decision to disqualify Maximum Security will be talked about for weeks to come, replays suggested it was the right one. The leader's swerve to the right nearly took out War Of Will, who somehow managed to stay upright and avoided a major crash involving multiple horses.

Daily Racing Form's Matt Bernier thought it was the right decision, even if Maximum Security was the best horse in the race and War Of Will wasn't the main beneficiary of the disqualification:

At The Races' Kevin Blake wondered how fans would have reacted if the controversial move caused a crash:

Chief steward Barbara Borden explained the decision to disqualify Maximum Security, pointing at the fact that his move impeded three different horses:

Country House wasn't on many radars as a potential winner heading into the race, winning just one of his six previous starts. He came in with odds of 65-1, making him the second-biggest long shot to win in race history, per Reuters.

Because of those long odds and the controversy surrounding this win, he won't be favoured to become the third Triple Crown winner since 2015, following in the footsteps of American Pharoah and Justify, who did it last year.

Maximum Security, who led wire to wire at Churchill Downs, will likely be a popular pick in the Preakness Stakes, which will take place on May 18.

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