Two horses with Atlanta connections ran in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby.

Plus Que Parfait finished eighth and Tax came home in 14th place.

Plus Que Parfait, was bred at Calloway Stables, owned by Atlanta’s Tyler Alexander.

Suwanee's Dean and Patti Reeves are part-owners of Tax, a 3-year-old dark bay gelding.

Country House, a 65-1 shot, won the race after Maximum Security was disqualified.

Maximum Security led all the way, only to become the first winner disqualified for interference in the race's 145-year history.

The stewards reviewed race footage for nearly 20 minutes while keeping the crowd of 150,729 in suspense, clutching their betting tickets.

Previously undefeated Maximum Security was dropped to 17th of 19 horses.

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