Horse is offspring of "Unbridled Energy"
Geothermal and jockey Robby Albarado swept to the front turning for home and gamely refused to be passed en route to a 1 1/2-length victory over favored Departing in the inaugural Lukas Classic Stakes at Churchill Downs.
The Lukas, formerly the Homecoming and renamed to honor Churchill-based Hall of Fame conditioner D. Wayne Lukas, was the first stakes win for the 6-year-old gelded son of Unbridled Energy at 12-1 odds. Owned by A. L. Luedtke, Geothermal was bred in Kentucky by his owner and Jo Ann Luedtke and is trained by Steve Margolis. We reported on a previous win back in June.
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