Hey Tuff Guy

The Brian Lynch stable is one of the hottest barns on the Churchill Downs backside and has a big weekend ahead. Winning at a 27% clip in 2026, the operation has collected 37 wins on the year. Lynch was fourth in the trainer standings at Gulfstream's Championship Meet and currently ranks fifth at the Churchill Downs meet, finishing in the money in 30 of his 40 starts. Nic Lynch, who has served as assistant trainer to his father for the past three years, credited the stable's recent success to his...

He was all the rage in the paddock, on the toteboard, and as it turns out, on the track as well. Hey Tuff Guy (Life Is Good) demolished a field of Churchill Downs maidens on the Memorial Day card to sail home as the newest 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard'. Coming into the contest with five listed works to his credit, the morning praise turned into afternoon acclaim as the betting public hammered him down from 3-1 on the morning line to 3-5 favoritism by the time the gates...