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Trainer D. Wayne Lukas, winner of 15 Triple Crown races, dies at 89

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, JUN 29 – D. Wayne Lukas won 15 Triple Crown races and 20 Breeders' Cup titles, reshaping horse racing with nearly 5,000 wins and more than $310 million in earnings, family said.

  • D. Wayne Lukas, a Hall of Famer in horse racing, passed away at 89 years old, as confirmed by his family.
  • Lukas had been hospitalized due to a severe MRSA blood infection impacting his heart and digestive system.
  • He was known for winning 15 Triple Crown races, including four Kentucky Derbies.
  • Bill Carstanjen, CEO of Churchill Downs Inc., stated that we lost "one of the great champions of Churchill Downs.
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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada on Sunday, June 29, 2025.
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