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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.
Hall of Fame thoroughbred trainer D. Wayne Lukas has died at age 89, his family announced Sunday. Lukas had recently entered hospice care last week following a hospitalization. A severe MRSA blood ...
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.
Here's a rundown of his accomplishments D. Wayne Lukas dead at 89: How Louisville and the world of horse racing is reacting D. Wayne Lukas had 51 horses run in a Kentucky Derby.
Legendary horse racing trainer D. Wayne Lukas, a four-time Kentucky Derby winner, died in Louisville at age 89. Bob Baffert, others offer tributes to Lukas.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Kentucky Derby Museum is honoring the legacy of Hall of Fame horse trainer D. Wayne Lukas. Lukas died Saturday at age 89 after battling a severe infection.
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 ...
D. Wayne Lukas, one of horse racing’s most successful trainers, died Saturday night at 89, his family announced Sunday. Lukas was hospitalized last week with a severe MRSA blood infection ...
222 Career Grade 1 victories. 343 The most wins Lukas posted in one year, which took place in 1987. Lukas also surpassed 300 wins in 1988 (318) and 1989 (305). 637 Career graded stakes victories. 1999 ...
Still, the Lukas stable was an open book, welcoming to visitors (as long as they didn't get in the way) and adorned with a wall-hanging of daily reminders straight out of Norman Vincent Peale, as ...
D. Wayne Lukas, the legendary horse trainer who won 15 Triple Crown races, has died, his family announced on Sunday. He was 89, Lukas had recently been hospitalized with a severe MRSA blood ...