Mary and Gary West | Sarah Andrews
Gary and Mary West released a statement saying they would support the redistribution of $20 million worth of the Saudi Cup. The statement was made via the Twitter account of Werk Thoroughbred Services, of which Westerners are longtime customers.
Maximum security won the $20 million Saudi Cup in 2020, just days before Jason Servis was named in a criminal indictment along with 26 others for “a widespread, corrupt conspiracy by trainers.” racehorse trainers, veterinarians, PED distributors, and others to manufacture, distribute, and receive and mislabeled PEDs and secretly administer those PEDs to racehorses under the control of participate in the program,” by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. Servis pleaded guilty in court on Friday and is expected to serve four years in prison.
“We have confidence in the justice system and have been patiently waiting for the legal proceedings to take place. Now that Jason Servis has pleaded guilty, we want to make it clear that if the Saudi Cup decides to redistribute the purse, we will support that decision. Hopefully, that action will prevent similar behavior in the future. We believe the decision to take the Saudi Cup wallet from Maximum security and redistributing it is the correct one. There will be no further statement or comment.” Declaration signed `Gary and Mary West.’
WTC’s Sid Fernando posted this statement on @sirewatch, the company’s Twitter account, with a note that said: “WTC clients Gary and Mary West have asked us to make this statement regarding this statement. to the confession of Jason Servis, who trained Wests’ mixed-breed dogs. Maximum security.”
The payment, or non-payment, of the Saudi Cup 2020 wallet has long been a source of controversy, with Maximum securityThe owners of ‘wailed that they had not received the funds in the wallet following the allegations against Servis. The rest of the field was already paying their share of the wallet, but Maximum security$10 million payment was withheld. Prince Bandar, representing Saudi Arabia’s Jockey Club at the 2021 Saudi Cup, said: “We are now in a position to wait for the US authorities to continue with that case.
Midnight Bisou was the runner-up in the race, with Benbatl in third, Mucho Gusto in fourth and tacitus Thursday.
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