Country House is the winner of the 2019 Kentucky Derby despite 65 to 1 odds. According to the Lexington Herald-Leader, the horse is owned by Maury Shields, Guinness McFadden, Larry Foxwood, Nanci Foxwood and their daughter Jamie Roth. The horse was not purchased at an auction so the price has not been released. Shields is the widow to Joseph Shields Jr. who died in 2018 at the age of 80. Country House wore the No. 20 which stood for his post position in the race. Country House’s trainer Bill Mott won his first Kentucky Derby, but it was not without controversy after Maximum Security was disqualified. Country House’s pedigree includes sire Lookin’ at Lucky and dam Quake Lake, per Horse Racing Nation. Lookin’ at Lucky won the 2010 Preakness and Rebel Stakes. Ironically, Country House’s sire was trained by Bob Baffert and the horse ended up edging out three of the legendary trainer’s horses at Churchill Downs. While Mott won his first Kentucky Derby, the circumstances were less than ideal. The trophy presentation was met with boos at Churchill Downs. “There’s over 100,000 people here and I know they wish they didn’t have to make that call,” Mott said, per the Lexington Herald-Leader. “ … But it’s their duty to do the right thing, and I hope they do. It was an odd way to do it and we hate to back into anything. It’s a bittersweet victory, but I gotta say our horse ran very well. Our jockey rode very well, and I’m thrilled to death for all the connections. I think they’re very deserving, we’ll just have to prove ourselves in the future.” Country House’s Name Came From One of the Owner’s Aunts Country’s House’s name is exactly what it sounds like. According to the Courier-Journal, McFadden’s aunt liked a “house in the country” and the group needed a name for the horse. “My aunt just liked the idea of a house in the country, and that’s the way it came about – Country House,” McFadden told the Courier-Journal. “(Trainer Bill Mott) needed to run the horse, so he needed a name. I think they had that name waiting for a good one.” The Courier-Journal provided a bit more background on the owners. About Mrs. J.V Shields Jr.: Maury Shields is the widow of Joseph V. Shields Jr., who died last year at the age of 80. She worked in special client services at Sotheby’s and is the daughter of Flowers Foods founder William Howard Flowers Jr. (Wonder Bread, Sunbeam, Tastykake, etc. )… About E.J.M McFadden Jr.: Guinness McFadden, a nephew of Mrs. Shields, grew up on a family farm in Northern California and after college began working at Three Chimneys Farm in Lexington where he eventually became director of sales before becoming co-owner of Blackwood Stables. About LNJ Foxwoods: LNJ stands for parents Larry and Nanci and daughter Jaime Roth. Larry Roth is a co-founder of Marchon Eyewear, which was purchased by VSP in 2008 for $735 million with Roth retaining an executive position to help lead the company. Jaime Roth runs the family stable, established in 2012. Country House’s Trainer: Bill Mott Mott has earned $274.36 million over his career and has 27 victories along with 72 top-three finishes, per America’s Best Racing. Prior to his Kentucky Derby win, Mott was best known for training Cigar, who won 16 consecutive races in 1995-96.<doc-sep>(CNN) Longshot Country House crossed the finish line second at the Kentucky Derby on Saturday but was declared the winner after second-favorite Maximum Security was disqualified for interference. It was the first time a Derby winner was disqualified because of a foul on the track. In 1968, Dancer's Image won but failed a drug test and was disqualified. "(Country House) was traveling well the entire race. Once I got him outside and I started to make my move, Maximum Security kind of drifted out and kind of turned us sideways," winning jockey Flavien Prat told reporters. He said the two horses -- War of Will and Long Range Toddy -- between them had more trouble but his horse felt the effect of Maximum Security's move. He said he filed an objection with the stewards. Chief steward Barbara Borden read a statement to the media but took no questions. She said jockey Jon Court, aboard Long Range Toddy, also objected. Read More<doc-sep>
Country House, the 145th winner of the Kentucky Derby, is a son of Lookin At Lucky -- a champion of the Preakness Stakes -- and the War Chant mare Quake Lake. The Chestnut colt was foaled in Kentucky on May 8, 2016. The owner-breeder was J.V. Shields Jr., who died in October. Shields was 80. Lookin At Lucky won the 2010 Preakness and was an Eclipse Award champion at ages 2 and 3. He was the first horse in more than three decades to win the Eclipse Award at both age 2 and 3. Lookin At Lucky was purchased by Coolmore Stud in late 2010, retired and entered stud at Coolmore's Ashford Stud in Versailles, Kentucky. His offspring have gone on to become champions, including Eclipse Award divisional champion Accelerate, who won the Breeders’ Cup Classic last year, and Chilean champion Wow Cat, winner of the Grade 1 Beldame Stakes at Belmont Park. STUNNER:Country House wins Kentucky Derby after Maximum Security is disqualified OBJECTION:What's an objection? Here's what happened with Country House and Maximum Security Previously, Lookin At Lucky's most notable Kentucky Derby starter was Lookin At Lee, who ran second in 2017 and finished fourth at the Preakness. In addition, Lookin At Lucky's international runners include: Grade 1 winners El Picaro, Dafonda, Diane and La Canita; Grade 2 winners Money Multiplier and Dr. Dorr; and Grade 3 winner Lookin to Strike. Country House's dam Quake Lake was a winner, twice running first on the synthetic Tapeta surface at Presque Isle Downs. Her son Mitchell Road, Country House's half-brother, won the Albert M. Stall Memorial Stakes, 1 1/16-mile turf race, last month at the Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans. Mitchell Road is by English Channel, who, like Lookin At Lucky, is a son of sire Smart Strike. Shooting Party – Country House's second dam, or the mother of his dam – already had a distinguished bloodline. She made Quake Lake, the half-sister to graded stakes-winning Breaking Lucky, by Lookin At Lucky.