Thoroughbred racehorse trainer Jason Servis pleaded guilty to doping his stable of horses Friday, including the disqualified winner of the 2019 Kentucky Derby, “Maximum Security.”
Maximum Security was disqualified from the Derby for swerving away from the rail and impeding the progress of other horses, but was named as a doped animal in the federal indictment of Servis as well.
“Servis’ conduct represents corruption at the highest levels of the racehorse industry. As a licensed racehorse trainer, Servis was bound to protect the horses under his care and to comply with racing rules … Servis abdicated his responsibilities to the animals, to regulators, and to the public,” U.