He ran the first quarter-mile in 23.31 seconds and the half-mile in 46.35 seconds. Normally, horses that run opening fractions that fast tend to fade to the back as the race continues. But not Maximum Security. It seemed as if jockey Luis Saez was trying to slow the race down on the far turn to conserve energy for the finish. It could have contributed to the interference, especially because it appeared that War Of Will was speeding up.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 04, 2019 23:29 UTC