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Lukas trained thousands of thoroughbred horses, and 51 ran in 31 different Kentucky Derbys. He won the race four times.
D. Wayne Lukas won six straight Triple Crown races, including the 1994 Preakness Stakes and 1996 Kentucky Derby. He helped ...
The Kentucky Derby Museum is honoring the legacy of Hall of Fame horse trainer D. Wayne Lukas. Lukas died Saturday at age 89 ...
D. Wayne Lukas, the Hall of Famer who won 15 Triple Crown races, including seven Preakness victories, has died.
Lukas, who died Saturday night in Louisville at age 89, earned the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Trainer in 1985, 1986, 1987 ...
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.
The peaceful death of four-time Kentucky Derby winning trainer D. Wayne Lukas at home in Lexington on Saturday at age 89 was ...
From the archives: The late Billy Reed, himself a Hall of Famer, wrote about D. Wayne Lukas’ first Kentucky Derby victory with the filly Winning Colors in 1988.
Lukas is second all-time in Triple Crown wins with 15, and tied for the lead with 20 Breeders Cup championships.
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.
After Charismatic's 1999 win, it would be 23 years before Lukas landed another victory during Derby weekend, when Secret Oath won the 2022 Kentucky Oaks. No other trainer has accomplished such a feat.