Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, 87, suffered five fractured ribs when he was unseated from his stable pony at Oaklawn Park this week, reports the Daily Racing Form.
“I got bucked off, fractured five ribs in my back,” Lukas told DRF. “It wasn't pretty. I only made it seven seconds. I don't think I made the full eight. The judges gave me no points. I don't think I'll make the National Finals.”
Lukas has a 40-horse stable based at the Hot Springs racetrack in Arkansas, including current standout Kentucky Oaks winner Secret Oath. She will make her next start in 2023 as a 4-year-old in the Grade 2, $350,000 Azeri on March 11, with long-range plans to target the Grade 1, $1 million Apple Blossom on April 15.
Read more at the Daily Racing Form.
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