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Maximum Security's trainer Jason Servis and jockey Luis Saez wait for the result of the stewards' inquiry
Jason Servis: shot to prominence through the exploits of Maximum SecurityCredit: Rob Carr (Getty Images)

Under a star-filled desert sky on the final day of February, trainer Jason Servis watched on as stable star Maximum Security powered to victory in the $20 million Saudi Cup, the richest horserace in the world.

It was his crowning achievement as a trainer and, to many, a fitting success after Maximum Security had been stripped of first place in the Kentucky Derby the previous year for causing interference. "It's got to be some vindication," Servis told the assembled media in Riyadh.

Unbeknown to Servis as he posed for photos in the winner's enclosure, back home in America his every move was being closely watched, as it had been for some time.

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