D. Wayne Lukas is easy to spot before dawn at Churchill Downs. He is one of the few Kentucky Derby trainers atop a stable pony, escorting his horses to and from the track for their workouts.

Wayne Lukas is still the Stetson-and-sunglasses wearing embodiment of what thoroughbred racing is all about. Train ’em hard. Give ’em a shot. Maybe, just maybe, win a big one.

D. Wayne Lukas is easy to spot before dawn at Churchill Downs. He is one of the few Kentucky Derby trainers atop a stable pony, escorting his horses to and from the track for their workouts. At 89, he ...