{"id":57431,"date":"2025-08-10T17:11:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T17:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/57431\/"},"modified":"2025-08-10T17:11:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T17:11:08","slug":"meet-newmarkets-newest-trainer-who-shares-a-name-with-a-us-legend-but-is-ready-to-make-his-own-mark-in-the-sport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/57431\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Newmarket&#8217;s newest trainer who shares a name with a US legend &#8211; but is ready to make his own mark in the sport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-testid=\"Text__0__GlideArticleBody\">Exclusive to Racing Post+ subscribers from 4pm every Sunday. Got a new appointment or career development to tell us about? Email\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"Link__021__GlideArticleBody\" id=\"racinggrapevine@racingpost.com\" class=\"sc-b2c32ca0-0 dLKaTt\" href=\"https:\/\/www.racingpost.com\/news\/features\/regulars\/meet-newmarkets-newest-trainer-who-shares-a-name-with-a-us-legend-but-is-ready-to-make-his-own-mark-in-the-sport-alvS35v8DKd6\/mailto:racinggrapevine@racingpost.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">racinggrapevine@racingpost.com<\/a><br data-testid=\"Text__022__GlideArticleBody\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"Text__2__GlideArticleBody\">Having the same name as a US training legend certainly gets Newmarket\u2019s newest handler <a target=\"_self\" data-testid=\"Link__22__GlideArticleBody\" id=\"wayne-lukas\" class=\"sc-b2c32ca0-0 dLKaTt\" href=\"https:\/\/www.racingpost.com\/profile\/trainer\/42473\/wayne-lukas\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Wayne Lukas<\/a> noticed, and the connection doesn\u2019t end there as the Brit has spent most of his 41 years in racing in the US.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"Text__3__GlideArticleBody\">The 57-year-old returned home three years ago and recently leased 24 boxes from Michael Wigham at Hamilton Stables on Hamilton Road, from where he has sent out one runner, <a target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"Link__32__GlideArticleBody\" id=\"think-climate\" class=\"sc-b2c32ca0-0 dLKaTt\" href=\"https:\/\/www.racingpost.com\/profile\/horse\/4275840\/think-climate\/form\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Think Climate<\/a>, to get the ball rolling.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full story<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb0b4133-2 cgVXXE\">Read award-winning journalism from the best writers in racing, with exclusive news, interviews, columns, investigations, stable tours and subscriber-only emails.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to unlockRacing Post digital newspaper (worth over \u00a3100 per month)Award-winning journalism from the best writers in racingExpert tips from the likes of Tom Segal and Paul KealyReplays and results analysis from all UK and Irish racecoursesForm study tools including the Pro Card and Horse TrackerExtensive archive of statistics covering horses, trainers, jockeys, owners, pedigree and sales data<a href=\"https:\/\/www.racingpost.com\/subscriptions\/\" data-testid=\"Link__Subscribe\" class=\"sc-eb0b4133-7 yLNHi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"Text__Login\" class=\"sc-eb0b4133-8 gRoJBC\">Already a subscriber?<a data-testid=\"Link__Login\" href=\"https:\/\/www.racingpost.com\/api\/auth\/login\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Log in<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Exclusive to Racing Post+ subscribers from 4pm every Sunday. 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