What were some of the best horses from the powerful D. Wayne Lukas stables?

Question

What were some of the best horses from the powerful D. Wayne Lukas stables?

Answer 1

WOO HOO, now you're getting into my favorite territory! I have long admired D Wayne, and when you look at all the top trainers now most of them started under D Wayne ( Pletcher, Dallas Stewart,Kieran McLaughlin).

Everyone will mention Winning Colors... but Lady's Secret was the best filly ( IMHO) along with Serena's Song. Charismatic was an outstanding one , and he started out in the claiming ranks! Thunder Gulch the '95 Derby and Belmont winner, Timber Country who spoiled the TC by taking the Preakness. He also ran Capote, Thunder Gulch's daddy... Gulch, and another of my favorites Althea. He also ran Grindstone and Criminal type.

  But my all time FAVORITE Lukas trainee was Tabasco Cat (RIP my friend, Godspeed). Tabasco Cat took the 1994 Preakness and Belmont ,he was 3rd in that year's Travers Stakes and 2nd in the BC Classic. Tabasco Cat almost killed Lukas' son Jeff in an accident, this is from Wikipedia "Tragically, in December of 1993, Tabasco Cat seriously injured Jeff Lukas who worked for his father as an assistant trainer. In a shedrow accident at Santa Anita Park, the colt broke loose and when Jeff Lukas tried to stop him, the excited horse slammed into him with such force that it fractured his skull and left him in a coma for several weeks. Although he recovered well enough to eventually return to work for a time, he suffered permanent brain damage." And here is the story of the death of my beloved Tabasco Cat in Japan:http://www.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?...

Can we do Nick Zito next? LOL!   Thanks for the great questions on Trainers... besides horses Trainers and jockeys are 2 of my favorite topics.

Answer 2

Winning Colors (the filly) was amazing! Thunder Gulch, Charismatic, and Grindstone are among the top of the list as Kentucky Derby winners. I would have to say Charismatic is my favorite! He won the Kentucky Derby at 30-1, then went into the Preakness at 8-1, behind Menifee at 5-2. He sadly broke his leg in the Belmont Stakes, but kept trudging on to at least keep 3rd place. He is truly amazing!

Answer 3

only the facts

steinlen

gulch

althea

capote

Serena's song

thunder gulch

timber country

winning colors

Lady's secrets

criminal type

charismatic

grindstone

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and before that he trained 23 champion quarter horses.

1st trainer to be voted into both the Thoroughbred and quarter horse  hall of fames.

Answer 4

Clydesdale