Lukas, who died Saturday night in Louisville at age 89, earned the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Trainer in 1985, 1986, 1987 ...

During the first morning training after D. Wayne Lukas' death, backside workers paid tribute to the legendary trainer and ...

FILE - American Promise trainer D. Wayne Lukas looks on prior to the 150th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race, May 17, 2025, at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.

FILE - American Promise trainer D. Wayne Lukas looks on prior to the 150th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race, May 17, 2025, at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) People ...

Notable reaction to the death of thoroughbred trainer D. Wayne Lukas:---“Wayne was a game changer, transforming horse racing for the better. He made it so the horse’s bloodlines were more important ...

FILE – American Promise trainer D. Wayne Lukas looks on prior to the 150th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race, May 17, 2025, at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) ...

FILE - Trainer D. Wayne Lukas sits atop his horse as he watches morning workouts against the backdrop of a large tent set up in the infield before sunrise at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky ...

American Promise trainer D. Wayne Lukas looks on prior to the 150th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race, May 17, 2025, at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. Credit: AP ...