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D. Wayne Lukas
Occupation: Horse trainer
Birthplace: Antigo, Wisconsin Flag of the United States
Birth date: September 2, 1935 (1935-09-02) (age 72)
Career wins: Quarter Horse racing: 739

Thoroughbred flat racing:
4,450+ (ongoing)
Major Racing Wins & Honours & Awards
Major Racing Wins
American Classics / Breeders' Cup wins:
Kentucky Derby
(1988, 1995, 1996, 1999)
Preakness Stakes
(1980, 1985, 1994, 1995, 1999)
Belmont Stakes
(1994, 1995, 1996, 2000)
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies
(1985, 1988, 1994, 1999, 2005)
Breeders' Cup Juvenile
(1986, 1987, 1988, 1994, 1996)
Breeders' Cup Sprint
(1988, 2002)
Breeders' Cup Turf Mile
(1989)
Breeders' Cup Distaff
(1985, 1986, 1987, 2000)
Breeders' Cup Classic
(1999)
Racing Awards
Eclipse Award for Outstanding Trainer
(1985, 1986, 1987, 1994)
United States Leading trainer by wins
(1987-1990)
United States Leading stakes-winning trainer by wins (1985-1992)
United States Leading trainer by earnings
(1983-1992, 1994-1997)
John W. In Horse racing, a trainer is responsible for preparing a horse for races Antigo is a city in and the County seat of Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The American Classic Races consist of 1 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville Kentucky held annually on the first Saturday The Breeders' Cup World Championships is an annual series of Grade I Thoroughbred horse races operated by Breeders' Cup Limited a company formed in 1982 The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three year-old thoroughbred horses held annually in Louisville Kentucky, on the first Saturday in May The Preakness Stakes is an American Grade I stakes race 1-3/16 mile (1 The Belmont Stakes is a prestigious American Grade I stakes race held yearly in June at Belmont Park in Elmont New York. The Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies is a 1 1/16-mile Thoroughbred horse race on dirt (although the distance has varied depending on the configuration of the host track for two-year-old The Breeders' Cup Juvenile is a Thoroughbred horse race for 2-year-old colts and Geldings raced on dirt The Breeders' Cup Sprint is an American Weight for Age Grade I Thoroughbred horse race for three year olds & up The Breeders' Cup Mile is a 1-mile Grade 1 Weight for Age Stakes race for Thoroughbred Racehorses three years old and up run on a The Breeders' Cup Classic is a Grade 1 Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race for 3 years old and older run at a distance of 1¼ miles (2012 m on dirt The Eclipse Award for Outstanding Trainer is an American Thoroughbred Horse racing honor for trainers. Galbreath Equine Award (1998)
Honours
United States' Racing Hall of Fame (1999)
American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame (2007)
Significant Horses
Trainer of 23 world champion Quarter horses
Thoroughbred flat racing horses:
Steinlen, Effervescing, Gulch, Althea, Capote, Serena's Song, Landaluce, Thunder Gulch, Timber Country, Winning Colors, Lady's Secret, Criminal Type, Charismatic, Grindstone

Darrell Wayne Lukas (born September 2, 1935 in Antigo, Wisconsin) is a former educator who became one of the most successful horse trainers in American Thoroughbred horse racing history and a U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee. The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs New York, to honor the achievements of American thoroughbred The American Quarter Horse Association has created a Hall of Fame to honor both people and horses who contributed to the growth of the American Quarter Horse. Flat racing is a term commonly used to denote a form of Horse racing which is run over a level track at a predetermined distance Effervescing (foaled 1973 in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. Gulch (foaled April 16 1984 in Kentucky) was an American Thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. Capote (1984-2007 was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred by Franklin Groves' North Ridge Farm near Lexington Kentucky, Capote Serena’s Song (born 1992 is an American Thoroughbred Race horse. Landaluce (1980-1982 was for the briefest of moments a champion American Thoroughbred Race horse. Thunder Gulch (born 1992 in Kentucky) is a Champion American Thoroughbred Racehorse who went off the starting gate at 25-1 odds Timber Country (foaled 1992 in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was the first horse to ever win the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Winning Colors is the third novel in the Space opera, Military science fiction Familias Regnant Fictional universe written by Lady's Secret ( April 8, 1982 - March 4, 2003) was an American Champion Thoroughbred Filly race Criminal Type (1985-2005 was an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse. Charismatic (カリズマティック karizumatikku; born 1996) is a Stallion Thoroughbred Horse, and is known as one of the Grindstone (born 1993 is a Thoroughbred Racehorse who won the Kentucky Derby in 1996 Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Antigo is a city in and the County seat of Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States. This is a list of educators. See also Education, List of education topics. In Horse racing, a trainer is responsible for preparing a horse for races Thoroughbred horse racing is a worldwide Sport and Industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred Horses It is governed by different national The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs New York, to honor the achievements of American thoroughbred

Lukas graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a master's degree in education then taught high school where for nine years he was a head basketball coach.

Born and raised on a small farm, D. Wayne Lukas grew up with an interest in horses. He began training quarter horses in California in 1968 and after ten years of considerable achievement that saw him train 23 world champions, he switched to training thoroughbred race horses. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The first trainer to earn more than $100 million in purse money, he has been the year's top money winner 14 times. His horses have won the Kentucky Derby four times, the Preakness Stakes on five occasions, and have claimed victory four times in the Belmont Stakes, including winning all three of the Classics in 1995 with Thunder Gulch (Kentucky Derby, Belmont Stakes) and Timber Country (Preakness), making him the first trainer to sweep the Triple Crown Classic races with two different horses in a season. The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three year-old thoroughbred horses held annually in Louisville Kentucky, on the first Saturday in May The Preakness Stakes is an American Grade I stakes race 1-3/16 mile (1 The Belmont Stakes is a prestigious American Grade I stakes race held yearly in June at Belmont Park in Elmont New York. The American Classic Races consist of 1 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville Kentucky held annually on the first Saturday Thunder Gulch (born 1992 in Kentucky) is a Champion American Thoroughbred Racehorse who went off the starting gate at 25-1 odds Timber Country (foaled 1992 in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was the first horse to ever win the Breeders' Cup Juvenile He is tied with Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons for the most Triple Crown race victories with 13. James Edward ("Sunny Jim" Fitzsimmons ( July 23, 1874 – March 11, 1966) was a Thoroughbred racehorse trainer

Fillies Lukas has trained have won the Kentucky Oaks four times and in addition his 18 Breeders' Cup wins is more than any other trainer. A filly is a young Female Horse too young to be called a mare. The Kentucky Oaks is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies staged annually in Louisville Kentucky, United States The Breeders' Cup World Championships is an annual series of Grade I Thoroughbred horse races operated by Breeders' Cup Limited a company formed in 1982 Three of his horses—Lady's Secret in 1986, Criminal Type in 1990 and Charismatic in 1999—won the Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year. Lady's Secret ( April 8, 1982 - March 4, 2003) was an American Champion Thoroughbred Filly race Criminal Type (1985-2005 was an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse. Charismatic (カリズマティック karizumatikku; born 1996) is a Stallion Thoroughbred Horse, and is known as one of the The American Award for Horse of the Year is the highest honor given in American Thoroughbred horse racing.

D. Wayne Lukas has won the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Trainer four times. The Eclipse Award for Outstanding Trainer is an American Thoroughbred Horse racing honor for trainers. In 1999, the same year his horse Charismatic came within 2 lengths of the Triple Crown, he was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. Charismatic (カリズマティック karizumatikku; born 1996) is a Stallion Thoroughbred Horse, and is known as one of the The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs New York, to honor the achievements of American thoroughbred

In March of 2007, Lukas was inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame,[1] becoming the first person to enter both the Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse halls of fame. The American Quarter Horse Association has created a Hall of Fame to honor both people and horses who contributed to the growth of the American Quarter Horse.

References

  1. ^ American Quarter Horse Association Hall of Fame - D. Wayne Lukas accessed on February 4, 2008
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