It's not crazy.Dave Trainer wrote: ↑4 years ago Not as crazy as placing him 17th behind a horse who wouldn't have beaten him.
Ashley Gibson already explained this earlier in this thread:
"The stewards from the KRC who made the decision read a statement after 9 p.m. Saturday to explain the decision. They said the objection against Maximum Security was filed by War of Will and Long Range Toddy. Barbara Borden, chief state steward for the KRC, said after a review which included interviews of the jockeys, they determined Maximum Security "drifted out and impacted the progress of (War of Will), in turn, interfering with (Long Range Toddy) and (Bodexpress)."
Borden said the stewards unanimously disqualified Maximum Security, who was placed in the finishing order at No. 17, below the lowest-finishing horse that he was deemed to have bothered, which is KRC procedure."
The hypothetical question whether he would have beaten Long Range Toddy or not is uninteresting.