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Killing time in the Oaklawn press box, at times a thriving place even on a February Thursday, the questions would come up: Who's the oldest trainer on the grounds and who's been around longest?

Most trainers are poor handicappers, and I’m one of them, but when you train as long as I have you have to say, ‘OK, my horse is as good as I think I can make her and I wouldn’t change anything Saturday.’

​2022 Breeders' Futurity Betting Odds and Contenders Preview:The most promising two-year-olds in the country will stretch out to two turns on Saturday for the Breeders’ Futurity (G1) at Keeneland!? Read it now on numberFire!

The National Turf Writers And Broadcasters will present lifelong horseman Kiaran McLaughlin, a former leading trainer who has quietly battled multiple sclerosis for more than two decades, with the Bill Mooney Award for displaying courage in the face of tremendous adversity.

Grade 1 winners Happy Saver and Hot Rod Charlie are among the nominated older horses that are scheduled to face 80-1 upset Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Rich Strike in the $500,000 Lukas Classic (G2), which comes five weeks in advance of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Keeneland.