Country House finishes second, wins Kentucky Derby after objection

[hay rick]

7. The overhead view from behind makes a better case for the DQ.

That said, I've seen worse cases where the result is allowed to stand.

This year's Run for the Roses was cursed by the fates. Omaha Beach. Rain that held off, but not quite long enough. And then the DQ.

I should probably add 19 horses in the starting gate to the litany of woes. The 20-horse field limit still feels like a gimmick to me. If the field is limited to 12, or even 14, you don't have the same kind of traffic problems- and Country House isn't even on the track. He's Mine that Bird II.

I put $2 on Bodexpress just so I could say I bet on the 21 horse!