He’ll never stop coming as long as he has a horse with any chance.
The last of 88-year-old trainer D. Wayne Lukas’ six Preakness Stakes wins, with Oxbow, came in 2013. But Lukas’ optimism blooms anew each spring. He doesn’t feel right if he’s not part of the big races.
Lukas was absent in 2023 but brought two contenders, Seize the Grey and 17th-place Kentucky Derby finisher Just Steel, to Pimlico Race Course this year in hopes of winning Preakness No. 7. Neither was among the favorites...