Attorneys for Maximum Security jockey Luis Saez gave video Friday to Kentucky Horse Racing Commission stewards that they say exonerates him of blame in his horse's disqualification.

Saez was among the jockeys involved with the inquiry of the 145th Kentucky Derby who met with stewards from the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission Friday. Maximum Security was disqualified, and Country House was declared the winner.

The video, provided by Saez's attorney, Ann Oldfather, gives another perspective to what happened in the race and accuses War of Will and his jockey, Tyler Gaffalione, of making a premature move into a closed lane.

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Ricky Depass Jr., an assistant agent who also works as a sales executive with the Courier Journal, said he helped Oldfather prepare the video at Oldfather's request "to defend Luis (Saez) on the claim of foul."

Depass added he was told by Gary and Mary West, owners of Maximum Security, that they support his analysis.

Karen A. Murphy, an attorney for the Wests, told the Courier Journal by phone Saturday that the new video is "indisputable" and "gives a full picture of what happened" during the race.

Murphy added that "there is no doubt" that War of Will's actions caused the interference.

"Maximum Security did absolutely nothing wrong," Murphy said. "All he did was protect himself."

Jockeys may be fined or suspended for intentional wrongdoing or careless riding. Stewards also could require education for the jockeys, Oldfather said this week.

Unlike the disqualification of a horse, disciplinary sanctions against a jockey can be appealed to the commission and the courts.

A spokeswoman for KHRC did not respond Friday to a Courier Journal request for comment on the meeting and whether Saez is facing discipline for the race.

Maximum Security crossed the finish line first in the 145th Kentucky Derby but was eventually disqualified and dropped to 17th when stewards ruled he drifted out of his running lane and impeded the progress of other horses in the race.

After the race, chief steward Barbara Borden said Maximum Security was disqualified for interfering with the progress of War of Will, who in turn interfered with Long Range Toddy and Bodexpress.

Gary and Mary West appealed that decision Monday, but the KHRC swiftly denied it, citing its regulations, which state that stewards’ findings as to matters that occur during a race "shall be final and not subject to appeal."

Gary West has previously said he plans to file a lawsuit and has also blamed Gaffalione, War of Will's jockey, for initiating contact on the final turn which caused Maximum Security to veer.

Murphy said a lawsuit has yet to be filed.

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That criticism led War of Will trainer Mark Casse earlier this week to compare the ride by Maximum Security’s Saez to that of “a drunk driver." Casse also accused Saez of intentionally trying to block other horses.

On Friday, Casse told the Courier Journal he had not yet seen the video that Saez's attorneys gave to stewards. Casse declined further comment.

Churchill Downs spokesman Darren Rogers told the Courier Journal in an email that Friday's meeting was "a routine post-event hearing to review film of inquiries with jockeys involved."

"Following the meeting, stewards typically deliberate," Rogers said. "If any suspension or fine is assessed, it's typically announced on the KHRC website within a 24-hour period."

Rogers referred additional questions about the meeting between the jockeys and stewards to KHRC.

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