The great D. Wayne Lukas, trainer of almost 5,000 winners, has retired and is entering hospice care due to a serious illness.

The horses running in the Kentucky Derby possess an almost alien beauty. Graceful, powerfully athletic, downright noble—they're bred to be perfect specimens.

After the race, while the horses might not grasp the excitement of winning the Triple Crown or even just the Derby and Preakness, they do know that people around them are excited -- or sad said ...

Churchill Downs didn’t adopt the Waite gate until 1930, the year Gallant Fox won 56th Kentucky Derby and went on to nab a Triple Crown, one of only 13 horses to do so. Even so, the gate had its ...

Journalism is the 2025 Kentucky Derby favorite and the clear horse to beat in Saturday's Run for the Roses at Churchill ... (in the Santa Anita Derby), and he just drops that head and comes running.

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Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas had many legendary achievements at Churchill Downs beyond the Kentucky Derby.

Hall of Fame horse trainer D. Wayne Lukas, one of the most iconic figures in thoroughbred racing history, is stepping away ...

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