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Trainer D. Wayne Lukas, who's won the Kentucky Derby four times and has had a starter 21 of the past 22 years, will take a final swing at getting a horse in this year's classic when he sends out ...
Prolific thoroughbred trainer D. Wayne Lukas died on June 28 at age 89. The horses he trained have found new homes.
D. Wayne Lukas, a prominent horse trainer, died June 28 at age 89. Lukas stabled on the backside of Churchill Downs since 1989.
1/ST Renames Two Graded Stakes In Honor Of D. Wayne Lukas, Christophe Clement originally appeared on Paulick Report.
D. Wayne Lukas, the Hall of Famer who became one of the most accomplished trainers in the history of horse racing and a face of the sport for decades, has died. He was 89.
Stevens’ win on Criminal Type gave the legendary Lukas the second of his two Whitney victories, four years after he won it ...
FILE – Trainer D. Wayne Lukas rides atop a horse during morning workouts ahead of the 150th running of the Preakness Stakes, May 13, 2025, at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.
Born Darnell Wayne Lukas on Sept. 2, 1935, in Wisconsin as the second of three children, he rose to prominence in the sport with quarter horses in races that are effectively sprints.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Hall of Fame horse racing trainer D. Wayne Lukas has been hospitalized and will not return to training, his family and Churchill Downs announced Sunday. Lukas’ family ...