Country house, maximum security in the distance

For Maximum securityit was a day at the racecourse and it was done. Villa did not get there before his relationship got him out of training.

Do not expect to see one or the other of the top 2 players on the other side of the Kentucky Derby this past weekend during the rest of the Triple Crown series.

Stephen Edelson of The Asbury Park Press reported Friday this maximum security was due for an x-ray after running Thursday at Monmouth Park.

"I was not happy with him on the track yesterday," coach Jason Servis told Edelson. "It was not the same horse I had seen before and after the Florida derby, I guess when Doc (Bill) Keegan and I meet, he might need to see me." a little free time now. "

Maximum Security, who finished first by 1 3/4 lengths but was disqualified due to interference before the start of the stretch, also left the race with cuts to the hind legs. Its owner, Gary West, considers the obvious signs that the war of Will has undermined the maximum security before the colt is deflected and seeks to overrule the stewards' decision placing him in 17th place.

The July 20 Haskell Invitational (G1) is positioned as a longer-term target for maximum security.

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The recipient of this call, Country House, has been promoted to Derby winner but will not participate in any of the final stages of the Triple Crown. Coach Bill Mott told Jay Privman of the Daily Racing Form On Friday, the colt, who would have been sick earlier this week, was sent to the Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky, for "a thorough examination."

"He will undergo a tracheal wash, they will make sure that he will be treated with the appropriate antibiotics, will make sure that the bacteria present are properly treated," Mott told Privman. "He seems to react well. It's not an emergency. We just wanted to get him there and have him examined.

With Mott based in New York this summer, races like Jim Dandy (G2) and Travers Stakes (G1) on July 27 in Saratoga could be next.

So, although none of these setbacks are considered serious, it probably counts for maximum safety and does not mean in any way a Belmont Stakes for Country House.