Notable reaction to the death of thoroughbred trainer D. Wayne Lukas: ___ “Wayne was a game changer, transforming horse racing for the better. He made it so the horse's bloodlines were more important ...

D. Wayne Lukas set the standard in horse racing. And the sport followed suit. Trainers wanted to be like Wayne. Owners wanted him handling their horses. He died Saturday at his home in Louisville, ...

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. Lukas won his last Triple Crown race ...

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.

Mulholland Springs, agent, is consigning six horses from the Estate of Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas at this year's ...

Lukas died on the evening of June 28 at age 89. He was hospitalized in Louisville last week after a severe MRSA blood infection caused significant damage to the thoroughbred trainer's heart, digestive ...

Trainer D. Wayne Lukas watches a workout at Churchill Downs on May 1, 2025, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File) “It’s hard to imagine thoroughbred racing without the presence of ...

A jam-packed weekend of Thoroughbred racing was overshadowed by the news that legendary trainer D. Wayne Lukas died peacefully Saturday at age 89 after a career of personal accomplishment and devotion ...

D. Wayne Lukas is one of the most prolific trainers in horse racing. Lukas has been hospitalized in Louisville, Ky., and will not be returning to training, according to his family. The Lukas-trained ...

D. Wayne Lukas, a prominent horse trainer, died June 28 at age 89. Lukas stabled on the backside of Churchill Downs since 1989. Lukas' death came on the eve of the final day of racing for the 2025 ...

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 ...

Lukas trained thousands of thoroughbred horses, and 51 ran in 31 different Kentucky Derbys. He won the race four times.