In 1968, Lukas moved to California and began training quarter horses. He found success, overseeing 24 world champions in 10 ...

Still, at 89, he consented to being called the Coach up until his retirement last week (placed in hospice care, he died Sunday). Advancing from the quarter-horse ranks, Lukas dominated the sport for ...

Lukas touched the lives of many people throughout Antigo, both in and outside the sport of horse racing. Haefs was a ...

D. Wayne Lukas won his first race at Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort in 1983 with Miss Huntington won the Apple Blossom Handicap ...

For anybody writing sports in Kentucky today, it would be remiss to fail to note the passing of a giant – maybe the giant – ...

D. Wayne Lukas had a presence and impact on thoroughbred horse racing that spanned decades and lasted until literally the end of his life.

D. Wayne Lukas set the standard in horse racing. And the sport followed suit. Trainers wanted to be like Wayne. Owners wanted ...

The Kentucky Derby Museum is honoring the legacy of Hall of Fame horse trainer D. Wayne Lukas. Lukas died Saturday at age 89 ...

He fused good horsemanship with corporate savvy, becoming the face of the sport while leading a coast-to-coast operation in ...

Lukas has 4,967 documented victories in thoroughbred racing, with his horses earning more than $310 million from more than 30 ...

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By BETH HARRIS For over 50 years, D. Wayne Lukas set the standard in horse racing. And the sport followed suit. Trainers ...