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Lukas trained thousands of thoroughbred horses, and 51 ran in 31 different Kentucky Derbys. He won the race four times.
Churchill Downs said D. Wayne Lukas passed away at his home in Louisville Saturday night, June 28. The 89-year-old had been ...
I’m really proud the way that he finished to hold off some of the best horses in the country right now,” jockey Irad Ortiz Jr ...
Familiar Thoroughbreds from the 3-year-old stakes scene will line up to contest the July 5 Indiana Derby (G3) at Horseshoe ...
Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, who saddled four Kentucky Derby winners among his 15 winners of US Triple Crown races, ...
Lukas has won the Kentucky Derby four times and five Kentucky Oaks races during his time in the horse racing industry.
Lukas is second all-time in Triple Crown wins with 15, and tied for the lead with 20 Breeders Cup championships.
The 2025 Kentucky Derby takes place at Churchill Downs on Saturday, May 3. Here are the odds, post positions, and horses for the first leg of the Triple Crown.
2025 Kentucky Derby horses and odds Battaglia had given Journalism 3-1 odds after last Saturday's post-position draw. The odds change leading up to Saturday's post time just after 7 p.m. Eastern ...
Kentucky Derby 151 contender Coal Battle prepares to train at Churchill Downs on Monday morning, April 21, 2025. The horse has earned $1,188,875 so far in his career.
Kentucky Derby earnings for Top 5 finishers First: Sovereignty, $3.1 million Second: Journalism, $1 million Third: Baeza, $500,000 Fourth: Final Gambit, $250,000 Fifth: Owen Almighty, $150,000 ...
His last race at Churchill Downs was on November 29, 2024. Ari is a permanent resident at the stable, but his thoroughbred roomies are changed out every few months.