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Prat, 26, said he has been on the other side of a disqualification in his career.

\"It happened to me before [when] my horse or I did something wrong and I got a DQ [disqualification] for that so, you know, it's part of the ruling and you've got to accept that,\" he said.

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PHOTO: Jockey Flavien Prat celebrates after the Kentucky Derby aboard Country House at Churchill Downs, May 4, 2019 in Louisville, Ky.
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Prat's agent, Derek Lawson, who has been in horse racing for over 30 years, told \"GMA\" he did not think the move by Maximum Security or his mount Luis Saez was intentional \"at all.\"

\"I believe that the horse may have been spooked by the loud noise from the crowd. He actually was switching leads and he might have just f----- up. But there was no intention, negative intention by the rider,\" he said.

Country House became the second-biggest long shot ever to win in the run for the roses.

Lawson also said this controversial ruling was ultimately good for the sport.

\"Well it shows that the sport is well governed by the racing officials, that they made a very tough decision and in one of the largest and the biggest race in the United States,\" he said. \"It shows that we can step up and make tough decisions in races that affect the outcome.\"

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