Trainer Eduardo Luces saddled his first winner with his first starter Sunday at Gulfstream Park when Vino Santo went wire-to-wire in the day's sixth race.
Luces, who is currently training a stable of three, was not involved in racing in his native Venezuela, but worked his way up to assistant trainer under Oscar Gonzalez in South Florida.
“I'm obviously very happy and thankful to all the people who have supported me,” the 38-year-old trainer said through a translator.
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