We’ve been through this exercise many times when it comes to betting on Kentucky Derby Day – the options are endless.
D. Wayne Lukas – Photo Courtesy of Oaklawn.com
Kentucky Derby Kernels (April 25): Betting Options Galore
Those were the words of jockey Ben Curtis after he returned from breezing Honor Marie 5 furlongs in 59.20 seconds in company with stablemate Agoo at Churchill Downs on Thursday. The time was the fastest of 11 at the distance.
Trainer Whit Beckman said, “We can take one breath now that the work is over. He came back to the barn, and everything was great. The work was great. It reminded me a lot of his work leading up to the Kentucky Jockey Club, except that work was over at (Churchill Downs’) Trackside.”
Lukas, at 88, looking ahead to 2025 Derby
Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas will send out Just Steel in the Derby and Lemon Muffin in the Oaks next weekend, but he wants us to know he’s planning more than a year ahead.
“We’re very fortunate to have some solid horses in the barn this year and in both the Kentucky Derby and Oaks, but I’ve got a great 2-year-old class getting ready to come in the barn,” Lukas said. “Derby 150 is special, but we always have to keep thinking forward.”