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Jan
Jan
Passings of 2025
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Frank Vespe / 1 month
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We remember some of the people whose passings we noted in 2025…
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D. Wayne Lukas, 89, passes
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Press Release / 8 months
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Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, 89, who announced the end of his training career just a week ago, has passed away, his family said.
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Photo essay: D. Wayne Lukas retires
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The Biz / 8 months
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The news that Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, gravely ill, would retire from training caught the racing world off-guard.
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May
May
Trading barbs, laughs at the Alibi Breakfast
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Nick Hahn / 9 months
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Preakness trainers shared laughs — and exchanged barbs — during a light-hearted renewal of Pimlico’s venerable Alibi Breakfast Thursday.
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Preakness: Nik Juarez back home, spying new heights
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Nick Hahn / 9 months
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Jockey Nik Juarez is back home to see his old retired horse, eat some crabcakes, visit with family and friends — oh, and ride in the Preakness.
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May
May
Lukas “enjoying every minute” of Preakness 150
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Press Release / 9 months
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Trainer D. Wayne Lukas, a Preakness lover through and through, is back at age 89 with Virginia Derby winner American Promise.
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Apr
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Journalism tabbed as Kentucky Derby chalk
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The Biz / 10 months
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Journalism, a winner of four straight capped by the Santa Anita Derby, is the 3-1 morning line favorite for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby.
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Apr
Apr
Nik Juarez looks to pin down Derby dreams
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Nick Hahn / 10 months
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Wrestler-turned-jockey Nik Juarez, a long way from his rebellious youth in Maryland, is expected to ride American Promise in the Kentucky Derby.
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Mar
Mar
Well-executed gameplan leads to American Promise win
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Nick Hahn / 11 months
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The way the Virginia Derby unfolded was exactly to the plan mapped out by American Promise’s trainer D. Wayne Lukas.
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Mar
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American Promise dazzles in Virginia Derby
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The Biz / 11 months
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D. Wayne Lukas has himself another Kentucky Derby horse, as the suddenly mature American Promise blitzed the field in the Virginia Derby.