D. Wayne Lukas, 89, who has been a staple in horse racing since 1968 when he was training quarter horses at Los Alamitos, is leaving the game after contracting a potentially life-ending illness. In a ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas is retiring from horse racing amid serious health issues. The family of Lukas said he has been hospitalized and will not return to racing. The ...

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 ...

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 is easy to spot before dawn at Churchill Downs. He is one of the few Kentucky Derby trainers atop a stable pony, escorting his horses to and from the track for their workouts. At 89, he ...

NJ Advance Media Columnist Emeritus Jerry Izenberg covered 58 Kentucky Derbies in person. Then the legs went, but not the memories, At age 94, he covers it now with his phone and television. On the ...

FILE - Trainer D. Wayne Lukas talks to media after arriving at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, with Preakness Stakes entrant American Promise, May 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough, ...