Hall of Fame thoroughbred trainer D. Wayne Lukas, who guided four horses into the Kentucky Derby winner's circle, died Saturday night in Louisville, Ky. He was 89.

D. Wayne Lukas, who was raised on a 10-acre farm outside Antigo, Wisconsin, had recently been hospitalized with a severe blood infection.

D. Wayne Lukas, the Hall of Famer who became one of the most accomplished trainers in the history of horse racing and a face of the sport for decades, has died. He was 89.

Legendary horse trainer D. Wayne Lukas died at 89 after he was diagnosed with a severe MRSA blood infection and was forced to be hospitalized.

D. Wayne Lukas, the Hall of Famer who became one of the most accomplished trainers in the history of horse racing and a face of the sport for decades, has died. He was 89.

D. Wayne Lukas, the Hall of Famer who became one of the most accomplished trainers in the history of horse racing and a face of the sport for decades, has died. He was 89.

Here's a rundown of his accomplishments D. Wayne Lukas dead at 89: How Louisville and the world of horse racing is reacting D. Wayne Lukas had 51 horses run in a Kentucky Derby.

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