Among the horses to exercise at Churchill Wednesday morning was Optimizer, trained by D. Wayne Lukas. The horse joined the Derby field of hopefuls Tuesday after another horse was withdrawn. The horse is the first Derby starter for Lukas since 2010. Lukas last won the Derby in 1999 with Charismatic, one of four Lukas trainees to take the roses.
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The early prep races for the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby are starting to heat up. Trainer Bob Baffert once again has several top horses pointed for the May 5, 2019, race at Churchill Downs. Baffert won last year’s Derby with Justify.
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