I got into a group who owned part of a Lukas horse three years ago and we had absolutely no problem finding insurance for the horse. There is much more that goes into insuring a horse than just who the trainer is. I am neutral on Lukas. He has done some good for the sport and he has done some bad for the sport.

When a big time owner buys a horse and sends it to Lukas, they expect the horse to compete at the top. That is why you see so many of his horses in over their head. I think it is a combination of Lukas and the owner's expectations.

As far as breakdowns....well you can make numbers say what you want. The more horses you have in training the more that are going to breakdown. You also have to keep in mind that Lukas was the main trainer for Overbrooke who race offspring of Storm Cat. Everyone knows you cant keep them healthy no matter what. What would be interesting is to see how many of his breakdowns came from the Storm Cat family.

As far as Lukas not turning horses out, well that is semi-right. He is old school and there is nothing wrong with that.

Lukas was the mentor for the top trainers in the game today. I would say that he was doing something correct.

Again, I think it is good he is back with a small stable that he is personally supervising. I guess we will wait for the Oaklawn stats to decide this.