This archive report was first published on 8 December 2019.
On Saturday, Maximum Security, a 3-year-old colt, put an end to controversy surrounding his sophomore season with a convincing win in the Cigar Mile at Aqueduct.
Trained by Jason Servis, Maximum Security, ridden by Luis Saez, pulled away with ease in the stretch to gain 3.5 lengths over Spun to Run, with a final time of 1:36:46/10 seconds on the fast main track.
Despite his historic disqualification in the Kentucky Derby seven months ago and skipping the Breeders' Cup World Championships at Santa Anita, Maximum Security's success over older rivals puts him firmly in the running for the 3-year-old Eclipse Award.
With a record of seven wins from nine starts and earnings of over $1.8 million, Maximum Security's future prospects look bright, with the Pegasus World Cup potentially on the horizon.
