Maximum Security (horse)
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.
| Maximum Security | |
|---|---|
| Sire | New Year's Day |
| Grandsire | Street Cry |
| Dam | Lil Indy |
| Damsire | Anasheed |
| Sex | Colt |
| Foaled | May 14, 2016 |
| Country | United States |
| Color | Bay |
| Breeder | Gary and Mary West |
| Owner | Gary and Mary West West, West, Magnier, Tabor and Smith (2020) |
| Trainer | Jason Servis (2018–March 2020) Bob Baffert |
| Record | 14: 10–2–0 |
| Earnings | $12,431,900 |
| 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) | |
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. 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.