Forty-four years after winning the Preakness Stakes for the first time and just shy of his 89th birthday, D Wayne Lukas is an American horse trainer who is embracing his latest Triple Crown triumph with a modern-day twist.
When Seize The Grey made all the running to win the Preakness, he delivered a sixth win in the race for Lukas, a revered figure in American racing.
At the same time, it showed that there is a place for a horseman of Lukas's old-school values to coexist and complement a new-age approach to ownership.
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