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NYTHA Establishes D. Wayne Lukas Award For Assistant Trainers originally appeared on Paulick Report.
Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, who won 15 Triple Crown races among his lifetime win total of 4,953, has died. He was 89.
D. Wayne Lukas’s reign over the horse racing world reached its zenith just as I became a fan. This was the mid-‘90s, when he was his sport’s answer to Pat Riley: the stylish suits, the shades, the ...
D. Wayne Lukas, one of the most accomplished and influential trainers in the history of North American horse racing, has died.
Lukas trained thousands of thoroughbred horses, and 51 ran in 31 different Kentucky Derbys. He won the race four times.
D. Wayne Lukas, the Hall of Famer who won 15 Triple Crown races, including seven Preakness victories, has died.
D. Wayne Lukas, a dominant horse trainer for decades, dies at 89 He fused good horsemanship with corporate savvy, becoming the face of the sport while leading a coast-to-coast operation in the ...
Lukas believed Kentucky will “always be good” because of Churchill Downs and Keeneland, but that smaller tracks were going to suffer mainly because of casinos and how gambling has become easily ...
D. Wayne Lukas was one of the most prolific trainers in horse racing, including four Kentucky Derby wins, five Kentucky Oaks victories and 15 Triple Crown races.