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“Early to rise, Lukas is wise”

Jay Leno and David Letterman are complete strangers to trainer Wayne Lukas. The Hall of Fame horseman’s legendary work ethic doesn’t include late-night chat shows. It does involve starting every workday at 3:30 a.m., a schedule Lukas says he has maintained ever since he started training racehorses more than 30 years ago.” (New York Daily News)
Related: “Lukas loaded for big weekend” (ESPN)