Jockey Luis Saez on Wednesday dropped his appeal of his 2019 Kentucky Derby careless riding suspension aboard Maximum Security and began serving a 15-day suspension that runs through June 3. Saez was aboard Maximum Security, who crossed the finish line first in the Kentucky Derby. But approaching the five-sixteenths pole, Maximum Security veered out several paths off the rail, causing the riders of War of Will and Long Range Toddy to take a hold of their horses. :: To stay up to date, follow us on: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter Maximum Security went on to win the Derby by 1 3/4 lengths. After a 22-minute deliberation, the Churchill Downs stewards disqualified Maximum Security from first and placed him 17th, elevating runner-up Country House to first. On May 12, 2019, after a hearing, the stewards suspended Saez for 15 days. He appealed the suspension before dropping that appeal on Wednesday, one day after his 28th birthday. Kiaran McLaughlin, Saez’s agent, said in a text that Saez “just wanted this Derby suspension behind him.” Though Saez plans to ride at Belmont Park starting June 4, he may have to sit out an additional seven days for a careless riding infraction stemming from June 28, 2019 at Belmont Park. In the seventh race on that card, Saez finished first aboard the horse Anne Dupree, but was disqualified for interference and placed third. Saez was suspended seven days by the New York stewards. He appealed that suspension, but in October the New York State Gaming Commission denied his appeal and ordered that he serve that suspension “while racing is being conducted at Belmont Park” according to the commission ruling. Saez leads riders in North America with 132 wins and he ranks third in purse money won with $4.7 million. That does not count his victory in the $20 million Saudi Cup aboard Maximum Security on Feb. 29. That result is being reviewed by Saudi officials after news broke that Maximum Security’s trainer, Jason Servis, was indicted in March by federal authorities for allegedly doping horses in his care.