I've heard of sore losers before. This, however, takes the grand prize for sheer stupidity.
11 days ago, this was the Kentucky Derby, and the ensuing controversy over the finish.
Gary West, owner of Maximum Security, who was dropped down all the way to 17th place, has taken sour grapes to a whole new level. First, West appealed to the Kentucky Racing Commission. The appeal was denied, because the stewards' judgment was final.
That wasn't enough for West. Today, he filed a lawsuit against those same stewards and a few other folks, over the result of the race, and what he calls---get this---an "unconstitutional" disqualification of his horse.
BOLLOCKS & BALDERDASH!
West believes his horse rightfully won the race, and has been mocked by online commentators. Doesn't help that a certain "fan" in Washington weighed in with his opinion on the race, lacking a true horseman's credibility to state said opinion. A frivolous lawsuit will only do two things. One, it makes West's lawyer rich, especially if this week's Dunce Cap winner continues to appeal every decision that goes against him. Two, it destroys any chance Maximum Security has of any reasonable career progress going forward. West believes the DQ cost him and his horse an untold amount of future revenues in post-career breeding.
One of my old teachers used to say that stupidity runs rampant. In this day and age, stupidity is where you find it.
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