Born Darnell Wayne Lukas on Sept. 2, 1935, in Wisconsin as the second of three children, he rose to prominence in the sport with quarter horses in races that are effectively sprints. He moved into ...

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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.

People from around the world of horse racing are sharing their reaction to the death of Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas at the age of 89. Lukas' family announced his death in a statement ...

Keeping that national profile, in a sport that stables largely just competed regionally, is what morphed Lukas into the de facto voice of horse racing from the time he won his first Triple Crown race ...

D. Wayne Lukas won 15 Triple Crown races, including six in a row and 20 Breeders' Cup world championships during his accomplished career.

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— Larry Collmus, race caller for NBC's Triple Crown coverage, via X. ___ “Few people have left as profound a mark on the sport of horse racing as D. Wayne Lukas.

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 ...