LOUISVILLE, Ky. _ An appeal by Gary West, co-owner of disqualified Kentucky Derby winner Maximum Security, to overturn Saturday's ruling by Churchill Downs' stewards was denied Monday by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission.
The appeal, which was filed Monday, never had a chance. The commission's rulebook spells it out clearly: "Findings of fact and determination shall be final and shall not be subject to appeal."
In an interview on NBC's Today Show Monday morning, West said: "I think this is something that's big enough that the entire racing world is looking at this, and I think they really deserve an opportunity to know what was really going on."
