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May
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Preakness Profile: American Promise
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The Biz / 6 months
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In our Preakness Profiles, we dig into the background of each runner in the 150th Preakness Stakes.
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Lukas “enjoying every minute” of Preakness 150
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Press Release / 6 months
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Trainer D. Wayne Lukas, a Preakness lover through and through, is back at age 89 with Virginia Derby winner American Promise.
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Journalism tabbed as Kentucky Derby chalk
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The Biz / 7 months
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- 2 min read
Journalism, a winner of four straight capped by the Santa Anita Derby, is the 3-1 morning line favorite for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby.
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Derby trail: American Promise has final major move
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Press Release / 7 months
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American Promise, dominant winner of the Virginia Derby, tuned up for the Kentucky Derby with a five-furlong move Saturday at Churchill Downs.
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Nik Juarez looks to pin down Derby dreams
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Nick Hahn / 7 months
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- 9 min read
Wrestler-turned-jockey Nik Juarez, a long way from his rebellious youth in Maryland, is expected to ride American Promise in the Kentucky Derby.
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Mar
Mar
Well-executed gameplan leads to American Promise win
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Nick Hahn / 8 months
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- 5 min read
The way the Virginia Derby unfolded was exactly to the plan mapped out by American Promise’s trainer D. Wayne Lukas.
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Derby Trail: Where we stand after Virginia Derby
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Frank Vespe / 8 months
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- 4 min read
Where do we stand following on the Derby trail following Saturday’s Virginia Derby? Here’s what we learned.
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American Promise dazzles in Virginia Derby
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The Biz / 8 months
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- 4 min read
D. Wayne Lukas has himself another Kentucky Derby horse, as the suddenly mature American Promise blitzed the field in the Virginia Derby.
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Virginia Derby: Lukas hopes American Promise ready to deliver
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Nick Hahn / 8 months
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- 4 min read
Octogenarian trainer D. Wayne Lukas hopes formerly “big, awkward teenager” American Promise is ready to step forward in Saturday’s Virginia Derby.