The horse-racing community lamented Maximum Security’s epic loss with a stream of snarky tweets.
Maximum Security finished first during Saturday’s Kentucky Derby race but he was quickly stripped of his title when race officials determined that he impeded the path of other horses and disqualified him.
Country House, the second horse to cross the finish line, was named the winner.
Some Twitter users likened the popular horse race to presidential politics, summoning predictions of the 2020 election and the federal probe into Russia. Others were reminded of the 2017 Academy Awards when the film “La La Land” was announced winner of the Best Picture Oscar when “Moonlight” was the actual winner.
“I want to hear what Barr and Mueller think about the Kentucky Derby before I make a decision.” —Best comment I’ve heard tonight.
— Paul P. Murphy (@murphy) May 5, 2019
speaker of the house to nyt: president won’t concede a loss
kentucky derby: 2nd place wins
— David Carroll 🦅 (@profcarroll) May 5, 2019
Sorry everyone, but this is the Kentucky Derby you get when Donald Trump is President.
— Mason Steinberg (@AlUCanEatShrimp) May 5, 2019
Actually, *I* won the Kentucky Derby.
— Jon Seff (@jonseff) May 5, 2019
Sorry everyone, but this is the Kentucky Derby you get when Donald Trump is President.
— Mason Steinberg (@AlUCanEatShrimp) May 5, 2019
Poor Maximum Security has no idea that his sperm price just dropped SIGNIFICANTLY
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) May 4, 2019
Country House won the popular vote
— Josh Barro (@jbarro) May 4, 2019