Maximum Security
publication date: Monday, May 6, 2019 (part of Spring 2019)
category: 
Sports
clue: Is it appropriate that a horse named this was disqualified based on video evidence of endangering other horses?
explanation: Maximum Security finished first in the 2019 Kentucky Derby, but was controversially disqualified afterwards. more…
intended difficulty: very easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Matthew Preston, Erik Bates, and Stan Iwanchuk
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