Gary and Mary West’s Maximum Security was a little bit tired but no worse for the wear on Sunday morning after earning his third Grade 1 victory of the season in the $750,000 Cigar Mile at Aqueduct Racetrack.

The 3-year-old son of New Year’s Day, trained by Jason Servis, bolstered his bid for Champion 3-Year-Old with the wire-to-wire win, which garnered a career-best 111 Beyer Speed Figure. After breaking sharply under jockey Luis Saez, Maximum Security set swift opening fractions with Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile-victor Spun to Run pressing the pace while a close second. At the top of the stretch, Maximum Security shook away to a 3 ½-lenth victory.

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