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, 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. His family said Sunday that ...

D. Wayne Lukas, a prominent horse trainer, died June 28 at age 89. Lukas stabled on the backside of Churchill Downs since ...

Darrell Wayne Lukas, known to the general public as D. Wayne and to friends simply as Wayne or as “The Coach” if you were in the business, died on Saturday after a brief illness. He was 89. Lukas’ ...

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 than ...

Saturday’s third leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown will, once again, be the pretty girl at the prom who gets jilted when her date doesn’t show up. The Belmont Stakes will be a classic by reputation ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — 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 said the ...

D. Wayne Lukas didn’t become a full-time thoroughbred trainer until 1978, when he was 42. That late start didn’t stop him from becoming the most accomplished and influential trainer in the history of ...

The New York Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association (NYTHA) has established the D. Wayne Lukas Award, to be given annually to a New York-based assistant trainer who demonstrates the qualities that the ...

D. Wayne Lukas Hospitalized, Will Not Return To Training originally appeared on Paulick Report. Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, one of the most prolific trainers and influences in horse racing ...

Legendary horse racing trainer D. Wayne Lukas — a four-time Kentucky Derby winner — has died. The Lukas family released a statement Sunday afternoon: “It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing ...

FILE - American Promise trainer D. Wayne Lukas looks on prior to the 150th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race, May 17, 2025, at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) People ...