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 ...

His 15 Triple Crown victories, including a record six consecutive wins from 1994 to 1996, are second only to those of Bob ...

Lukas, who died Saturday night in Louisville at age 89, earned the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Trainer in 1985, 1986, 1987 ...

Notable reaction to the death of thoroughbred trainer D. Wayne Lukas:___“To borrow from the great writer Joe Hirsch: There once was a trainer named D. Wayne Lukas, but only once.” — Larry Collmus, ...

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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' high school basketball coaching record wasn't too memorable, but he left a lasting impression on former ...

Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, who passed away this Saturday, leaves behind 4,953 wins and a historic 1995 Triple Crown sweep with two different horses. Tributes flooded social media for the ...

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

As one of the most prolific and accomplished trainers in horse racing, D. Wayne Lukas has played an integral role not only in ...

Lukas won 15 Triple Crown races across his six-decade career, the second-most only to Bob Baffert. He won the Kentucky Derby four times and has a record-tying 20 wins in the Breeders' Cup World ...

Ben. It also was the year D. Wayne Lukas won his only training title at the Omaha racetrack. Lukas, who died Saturday at age 89, began what would be a Hall of Fame career by training quarter horses in ...