John Cherwa is a special contributor to the Los Angeles Times. He started at The Times in 1980 and left in 1995 to be sports editor of the Chicago Tribune and Tribune Co. sports coordinator in 2002. He rejoined The Times in 2009 and left his post as deputy sports editor late in 2017. Currently, his major coverage area is horse racing, where he can be found at big races at Santa Anita, the Triple Crown series and Breeders’ Cup. He also can be found at the Olympics, having just finished the Tokyo and Beijing double, marking his 11th Olympics. Cherwa also contributes general interest stories from Florida.
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Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, who won 15 Triple Crown races among his lifetime win total of 4,953, has died. He was 89.
In a note to owners and friends on Sunday, Lukas Enterprises announced D. Wayne Lukas, 89, declined an aggressive treatment plan and will be under home hospice care.
Sovereignty surges ahead of Journalism to win the 157th running of the Belmont Stakes in a similar repeat of how the race unfolded in the Kentucky Derby.
Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty gallops past pre-race favorite Journalism to win the 157th running of the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course.
The Triple Crown isn’t in play, but the duel between Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty and Preakness winner Journalism could offer another great race.
Journalism battles past the competition down the final stretch and manages to barely catch Gosger before the finish line to win the Preakness Stakes.
Pre-race favorite Journalism, who was second in the Kentucky Derby, pulls off a huge comeback down the final stretch to barely beat Gosger at the finish line.
For the third time in seven years, the Kentucky Derby winner will not run in Preakness Stakes, bringing up the question of whether the races should be spread out.
Bob Baffert has won the Preakness Stakes eight times, more than any trainer in history. What are his chances for a ninth win with Goal Oriented?
Trainer Michael McCarthy never doubted that Journalism would race at Pimlico and believes his 3-year-old colt is ready for another Triple Crown race.