PURCHASING IMPROBABLE LUCK

Improbable Luck at Auction

Conversation with Ken Myles, One of Improbable Luck’s Owners BIGPLAY Network purchased Improbable Luck at auction for $210,000. To take us through the auction, we spoke with one of his owners, Ken Myles. In this exclusive video, we watch the auction and get Ken’s thoughts on the big purchase.

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FINDING IMPROBABLE LUCK AT THE HORSE SALE

Ken Myles, One of the Owners of Improbable Luck

Conversation with Joe Moran, Racing Manager Buying a great racehorse is a science. Few people truly have mastered the intricate art. It has been said that finding a great horse at a sale is like finding a needle in a haystack. Joe Moran is one of those masters of this fine art of horse flesh.…

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MEET THE PARENTS: WHO’S YOUR DADDY?

Improbable

Improbable Luck’s father, was a champion. He won his second start on the Breeder’s Cup World Championship undercard by 7 1/4 lengths. By the time he hit the wire, the horse was the talk of the racing world. Thus, the legend of Improbable was born. If Improbable were a human, he would have been on…

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IMPROBABLE LUCK ARRIVES AT CHURCHILL DOWNS

Picture of Improbable Luck

Improbable Luck has arrived at Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby. He now resides in the barn of trainer D. Wayne Lukas. While leaving Rebecca Maker’s farm, the colt was calm and serene (check out video below). But when he arrives to Churchill Downs, he is a little freaked out and he is wearing…

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MEET IMPROBABLE LUCK’S COMPETITION

If Improbable Luck is going to be the best, he’s going to need to beat the best. Let’s start this strategic conversation from the most common reference point in thoroughbred racing, the Kentucky Derby. Starting at two-years-old, horses can qualify for the Derby…

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MEET IMPROBABLE LUCK’S TRAINER

Darrell Wayne Lukas is an American horse trainer and a U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee. He has won twenty Breeders’ Cup races, received five Eclipse Awards for his accomplishments, and his horses have won 25 year-end Eclipse Awards.

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IMPROBABLE LUCK GOES TO SHANTERA FARMS

Improbable Luck was stabled at Shantera Farm, where Rebecca Maker and her team prepared him for the racetrack. Read on for an exclusive one-on-one with Rebecca on her first impressions and training of this promising colt.

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SEIZE THE GREY WINS PREAKNESS STAKES, DENIES MYSTIK DAN

May 18th, 2024 ESPNBALTIMORE — D. Wayne Lukas worked his way to Seize the Grey after his horse won the Preakness Stakes and kept getting interrupted by well-wishers offering congratulations. “I think they’re trying to get rid of me,” Lukas, 88, said. “They probably want me to retire. I don’t think that’ll happen.” Not when…

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SEIZE THE GREY OWNERS REVEL IN PREAKNESS EXPERIENCE

BLOODHORSE | May 16th, 2024 As the field for the $2 million Preakness Stakes (G1) swings into the Pimlico Race Course homestretch May 18, they will be greeted by the roar of thousands of fans that fill the grandstand. A wall of noise will encapsulate the eight Thoroughbreds and their jockeys, but if one gray/roan colt listens close…

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