D. Wayne Lukas

Darrell Wayne Lukas (born September 2, 1935 in Antigo, Wisconsin) is an American horse trainer and a U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee. He has won twenty Breeders' Cup races, received five Eclipse Awards for his accomplishments, and his horses have won 25 year-end Eclipse Awards. He was inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2007.

D. Wayne Lukas
D. Wayne Lukas in the winner's circle of the 2013 Preakness Stakes
OccupationHorse trainer
Born (1935-09-02) September 2, 1935
Antigo, Wisconsin,
United States
Career winsQuarter Horse racing: 739
Thoroughbred flat racing:
4,839+ (ongoing)
Major racing wins
American Classics wins:
Kentucky Derby
(1988, 1995, 1996, 1999)
Preakness Stakes
(1980, 1985, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2013)
Belmont Stakes
(1994, 1995, 1996, 2000)
Breeders' Cup wins:
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies
(1985, 1988, 1994, 1999, 2005, 2014)
Breeders' Cup Juvenile
(1986, 1987, 1988, 1994, 1996)
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Sprint
(2012)
Breeders' Cup Sprint
(1988, 2002)
Breeders' Cup Turf Mile
(1989)
Breeders' Cup Distaff
(1985, 1986, 1987, 2000)
Breeders' Cup Classic
(1999)
Grade 1 Stakes Wins
Racing awards
Eclipse Award for Outstanding Trainer
(1985, 1986, 1987, 1994)
U.S. Champion Trainer by wins
(1987-1990)
U.S. Leading stakes-winning trainer (1985-1992)
U.S. Champion Trainer by earnings
(1983-1992, 1994-1997)
John W. Galbreath Equine Award (1998)
Honours
United States' Racing Hall of Fame (1999)
American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame (2007)
Eclipse Award for Outstanding Trainer (1985, 1986, 1987, 1994)
Eclipse Award of Merit
Significant horses
Trainer of 23 World Champion Quarter horses including Dash For Cash
Other Thoroughbred flat racing horses:
Azeri, Blush With Pride, Cara Rafaela, Corporate Report, Criminal Type, Dance Floor, Dynaformer, Effervescing, Farma Way, Go And Go, Golden Attraction, Grand Slam, Honour and Glory, Landaluce, North Sider, River Memories, Serena's Song, Sharp Cat, Southern Halo, Spain, Star of Cozzene, Tamarisk, Terlingua, Thunder Gulch, Titletown Five, Will Take Charge, Winning Colors,
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