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The Sun
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Sun
Legendary trainer D Wayne Lukas dead aged 89 as grieving family say he's now at peace ‘reunited with late son'
LEGENDARY horse trainer D Wayne Lukas has died aged 89. His grieving family say the iconic handler is now 'at peace' and reunited with his beloved late son. 1 Lukas, who passed away surrounded by loved ones in Kentucky, was rushed to hospital last week with a 'worsening' serious illness. He refused all treatment because he wanted to spend his final days at home. A statement from his family read: "It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of our beloved husband, grandfather, and great-grandfather, D. Wayne Lukas, who left this world peacefully on Saturday evening at the age of 89, surrounded by family. "Wayne devoted his life not only to horses but to the industry – developing generations of horsemen and horsewomen and growing the game by inviting unsuspecting fans into the winner's circle. "Whether he was boasting about a maiden 2-year-old as the next Kentucky Derby winner or offering quiet words of advice before a big race, Wayne brought heart, grace, and grit to every corner of the sport. "His final days were spent at home in Kentucky, where he chose peace, family, and faith. "As we grieve at his passing, we find peace in knowing he is now reunited with his beloved son, Jeff, whose memory he carried in his heart always." Jeff suffered horrendous injuries when trying to stop a loose colt at Santa Anita in December 1993. The horse smashed into him, shattered his skull and left him in a coma for several weeks, resulting in permanent brain damage. Although he showed enough signs of recovery to work again, it was short lived. Jeff, who was his dad's best mate and favourite assistant trainer over the years, passed away aged 58 in March 2016. More to follow.
Washington Post
2 days ago
- Sport
- Washington Post
D. Wayne Lukas death: Horse racing pays tribute to Hall of Fame trainer
Notable reaction to the death of thoroughbred trainer D. Wayne Lukas : ___ 'To borrow from the great writer Joe Hirsch: There once was a trainer named D. Wayne Lukas, but only once.' — Larry Collmus , race caller for NBC's Triple Crown coverage, via X. ___ 'Few people have left as profound a mark on the sport of horse racing as D. Wayne Lukas. Over nearly five decades, he shaped champions on the track and in the breeding shed — and mentored generations of horsemen and horsewomen who carry his legacy forward.' — Spendthrift Farm via X.
Associated Press
17-05-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Journalism is nearly the odds-on favorite to win the Preakness. Post time is set for 7:01 p.m. EDT
BALTIMORE (AP) — Journalism is nearly the odds-on favorite to win the Preakness Stakes on Saturday. The Kentucky Derby runner-up was bet down to 6-5 just over an hour before the 150th running of the middle leg of horse racing's Triple Crown. Post time is scheduled for 7:01 p.m. EDT at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. Journalism opened as the 8-5 morning line favorite in a field of nine that does not include Derby winner Sovereignty, whose owners and trainer Bill Mott decided to skip the Preakness given the two-week turnaround and aim for the Belmont Stakes. Bob Baffert is going for a record-extending 18th victory in a Triple Crown race with Goal Oriented. Fellow Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas can tie Baffert's mark of eight Preakness wins if American Promise finishes first, after being 16th out of 19 in the Derby. This is set to be the last Preakness at the old Pimlico before it's torn down and rebuilt. The Preakness is scheduled to be held at nearby Laurel Park, between Baltimore and Washington, D.C., next year before a planned return to the new Pimlico in 2027. ___ AP horse racing:
CBS News
14-05-2025
- Sport
- CBS News
The 150th Preakness Stakes is this weekend. What to know about the Baltimore horse race.
The 150th running of the Preakness Stakes will take place this weekend at Baltimore's historic Pimlico Race Course. This will be the final horse race at the track ahead of demolition and a major reconstruction project, which will impact Pimlico and the surrounding Park Heights neighborhood. When is the Preakness Stakes? The Preakness Stakes, the second leg of horse racing's Triple Crown, will be on Saturday, May 17. Post time is scheduled for approximately 6:50 p.m. Who are the favorites? Journalism, who finished second in the Kentucky Derby, is among the odds-on favorites to win the Preakness Stakes. The horse is trained by Michael McCarthy and ridden by jockey Umberto Rispoli. Journalism was the Kentucky Derby favorite before Sovereignty to the win. Sovereignty, the Kentucky Derby winner, will not run in the Preakness, his trainer announced last week. Sandman and American Promise are the other Preakness Stakes horses who competed in the Kentucky Derby. Sandman, ridden by jockey John Velazquez and trained by Mark Casse, placed seventh in the Kentucky Derby. The colt is named after the Metallica song "Enter Sandman," and social media influencer Griffin Johnson is part of the ownership group. American Promise, trained by 89-year-old Hall of Famer D. Wayne Lukas, finished 16th in the Kentucky Derby. The horse is the son of 2018 Triple Crown winner Justify. Here's the entire nine-horse Preakness Stakes field: Gold Oriented (jockey Flavien Prat, trainer Bob Baffert), early 6:1 odds Journalism (jockey Umberto Rispoli, trainer Michael McCarthy), early 8:5 odds American Promise (jockey Nik Juarez, trainer D. Wayne Lukas), early 15:1 odds Heart of Honor (jockey Saffie Osborne, trainer Jamie Osborne), early 12:1 odds Pay Billy (jockey Raul Mena, trainer Michael Gorham), early 20:1 odds River Thames (jockey Irad Ortiz Jr., trainer Todd Fletcher), early 9:2 odds Sandman (jockey John Velazquez, trainer Mark Casse), early 4:1 odds Clever Again (jockey Jose Ortiz, trainer Steve Asmussen), early 5:1 odds Gosger (jockey Luis Saez, trainer Brendan Walsh), early 20:1 odds Who won the 2024 Preakness Stakes? Trainer D. Wayne Lukas claimed his seventh Preakness Stakes with Seize the Grey winning the race. The gray colt had 15:1 odds before the 2024 Preakness Stakes, edging race favorite Mystik Dan. Preakness Stakes history in Baltimore Pimlico Race Course opened on October 25, 1870, making it the second oldest racetrack in the United States, according to its website. The first Preakness Stakes was run in 1873. Horses run around the dirt track over a distance of 1 3/16 miles (or 9.5 furlongs and 1.9 kilometers). Pimlico Race Course has been the middle victory for 13 Triple Crown winners, including Secretariat, Seattle Slew, American Pharoah, and most recently, Justify, in 2018. Secretariat, in 1973, owns the Pimlico course record. Trainer Bob Baffert, who has Gold Oriented in this weekend's Preakness Stakes, has a trainer record with eight wins. D. Wayne Lukas will be looking for his eighth win at Pimlico, training American Promise. Pimlico Race Course to undergo renovations Saturday's horse races will be the last at Pimlico before the community undergoes a massive transformation. The Maryland Board of Public Works approved the Maryland Stadium Authority's plan to demolish Pimlico and begin reconstruction. The MSA unveiled the concept design for the new Pimlico Race Course, which will create a "strong and consistent identity." The new clubhouse will be inspired by Baltimore landmarks, like the Rawlings Conservatory in Druid Hill Park and the original Pimlico clubhouse. The renovation will make Pimlico the permanent home of Maryland thoroughbred racing and will allow the facility to host more than 100 racing days each year. It currently hosts about 15 yearly. Aside from making Pimlico a world-class race track, there will be a hotel, event space, and other amenities. "This work is bigger than a racetrack, as historic and important as it is," said MSA Chair Craig Thompson. "This is about bringing hundreds of millions of dollars in state investment to Park Heights." The Preakness Stakes will move to Laurel Race Course in 2026 before returning to Pimlico in 2027. What races make up the Triple Crown? With Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty forgoing the Preakness Stakes, there will not be a Triple Crown winner this year. The Triple Crown of thoroughbred racing includes the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes. There have been 13 Triple Crown winners, who won all three races within the same year. The most recent Triple Crown winners were Justify in 2018 and American Pharoah in 2015. Before that, Affirmed won the Triple Crown in 1978, and Seattle Slew won in 1977. Traffic modified for Preakness Stakes The Baltimore City Department of Transportation (BCDOT) announced road closures and traffic modifications for Saturday, May 17. The traffic changes include (according to the BCDOT): Thursday, May 15, starting at 6 p.m. until Sunday, May 18, at 1 a.m. Rogers Avenue – Closed from Winner Avenue to W. Northern Parkway Bland Avenue – Closed from W. Northern Parkway to Rogers Avenue Key Avenue – Closed from W. Northern Parkway to Rogers Avenue Woodcrest Avenue – Closed from W. Northern Parkway to Rogers Avenue Merville Avenue – Closed from W. Northern Parkway to Rogers Avenue Stuart Avenue – Closed from W. Northern Parkway to Rogers Avenue Friday, May 16, from 5 a.m. until 8 p.m., and Saturday, May 17, from 5 a.m. until Sunday, May 18, at 1 a.m. Rogers Avenue – One-way traffic westbound from Winner Avenue to Park Heights Avenue Winner Avenue – One-way traffic northbound from Hayward Avenue to W. Northern Parkway Saturday, May 17, from 5 a.m. until 5 p.m. Westbound Northern Parkway – Right Lane closure from Falls Road to W. Rogers Avenue Westbound Northern Parkway – Right Lane closure from Greenspring Avenue to Pimlico Road Westbound Northern Parkway – Left Lane closure from Preakness Way to Pimlico Road Eastbound Northern Parkway – Left Lane closure from Park Heights Avenue to Greenspring Avenue Northbound Park Heights Avenue- Left Lane closure at Hayward Avenue Southbound Park Heights Avenue – Left turn lane closure at Rogers Avenue Saturday, May 17, from 6 a.m. until 10 p.m. Southbound Jones Falls Expressway exit ramp to eastbound W. Northern Parkway will be closed. Motorists will be redirected to the Cold Spring Lane exits. Cylburn Avenue – Closed from W. Northern Parkway to Greenspring Avenue Saturday, May 17, from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. Hayward Avenue – One-way traffic eastbound from Park Heights Avenue to Winner Avenue Saturday, May 17, from 5 p.m. until 10 p.m. The north & southbound Jones Falls Expressway exit ramps to westbound Northern Parkway will be closed. Motorists will be redirected to the Cold Spring Lane exits. Saturday, May 17, from 5 p.m. until Sunday, May 18, at 1 a.m. Pimlico Road – Closed from W. Northern Parkway to Ken Oak Avenue Hayward Avenue – One-way traffic westbound from Winner Avenue to Park Heights Avenue Rogers Avenue – Closed from Pimlico Road to Greenspring Avenue
Associated Press
12-05-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Journalism opens as the 8-5 morning line favorite for the 150th Preakness Stakes
HALETHORPE, Md. (AP) — Journalism is the morning line favorite for the 150th running of the Preakness Stakes. The Kentucky Derby runner up to Sovereignty opened at odds of 8-5 on Monday night when post positions were drawn for the middle leg of horse racing's Triple Crown. Journalism is again set to be ridden by jockey Umberto Rispoli and leave the starting gate from the No. 2 post. Post time is set for 7:01 p.m. EDT on Saturday. No. 7 Sandman is the 4-1 second choice in the field of nine, which does not include Sovereignty after his owners and trainer decided not to run the Derby winner two weeks after his triumph at Churchill Downs. The Preakness goes on without a true shot at a Triple Crown winner for a fifth time in seven years since Justify swept all three races in 2018. Bob Baffert, who trained Justify and 2015 Triple Crown champion American Pharoah, is entering Goal Oriented looking for a record-extending ninth victory in the race. Fellow Hall of Famer D. Wayne Lukas can tie Baffert if he wins the Preakness back to back, this time with American Promise a year after Seize the Grey ended Mystik Dan's Triple Crown bid. There are three Derby horses running in the $2 million Preakness at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore: Journalism, American Promise and Sandman, the latter of whom will be ridden by John Velazquez for trainer Mark Casse. American Promise drew the No. 3 post and opened at odds of 15-1. New to the Triple Crown trail, along with No. 1 Goal Oriented (6-1) are No. 4 Heart of Honor (12-1), No. 5 Pay Billy (20-1), No. 6 River Thames (9-2), No. 8 Clever Again (5-1) and No. 9 Gosger (20-1). ___ AP horse racing:
