D. Wayne Lukas

D. Wayne Lukas
	Lukas in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Darrell Wayne Lukas
Born	September 2, 1935; Antigo, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	June 28, 2025 (aged 89); Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Horse racing career
Sport	Horse racing
Career wins	Quarter Horse racing: 739; Thoroughbred flat racing:; 4,953
Major racing wins
	American Classics wins:; Kentucky Derby; (1988, 1995, 1996, 1999); Preakness Stakes; (1980, 1985, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2013, 2024); 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 Acorn Stakes 1989, 1990, 1997; Alabama Stakes 1984, 1989; American Pharoah Stakes / FrontRunner Stakes / Norfolk Stakes 1981, 1986, 1989; Apple Blossom Handicap 1983, 1987, 2004; Arkansas Derby 1984, 1985; Arlington Million 1989, 1997; Arlington-Washington Futurity Stakes 1987; Arlington-Washington Lassie Stakes 1985; Ashland Stakes 1987, 1998; Ballerina Stakes 1990, 1997; Beldame Stakes 1984, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1995; Belmont Futurity Stakes 1997; Bernard Baruch Handicap 1989; Blue Grass Stakes 1987, 2000; Breeders' Futurity Stakes 2004; Carter Handicap 1988, 1989; Champagne Stakes 1994, 1997; Chandelier Stakes / Oak Leaf Stakes 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1994, 1995, 1996; Charles Whittingham Memorial Handicap/Hollywood Turf Handicap 1990; Clark Handicap 2013; Coaching Club American Oaks 1987, 1989; Cowdin Stakes 1985, 1987; Del Mar Futurity 1984, 1987; Demoiselle Stakes 1988; Flamingo Stakes 1986, 1987; Florida Derby 1995, 1998; Flower Bowl Stakes 1989; Forego Stakes 2002; Fountain of Youth Stakes 2000; Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash Stakes 1999; Frizette Stakes 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1994, 1995, 1999; Gazelle Handicap 1988, 1995, 2004; Go For Wand Handicap/Maskette Stakes 1985, 1986, 1987, 2004; Gold Cup at Santa Anita Stakes / Hollywood Gold Cup Handicap 1990; Gulfstream Park Mile Stakes/Gulfstream Park Handicap 1989; Haskell Invitational Stakes 1995; Hollywood Derby 1980, 1996; Hopeful Stakes 1990, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2009, 2013, 2017; Jim Dandy Stakes 2001; Kentucky Oaks 1982, 1984, 1989, 1990, 2022; La Brea Stakes 2000; La Cañada Stakes 1986, 1987; Ladies Handicap 1986; Las Virgenes Stakes 1995, 1997, 2000; Los Alamitos Derby / Swaps Stakes 1986, 1999; Los Alamitos Futurity / Hollywood Futurity 1987, 1989, 1998; Matron Stakes 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1995, 1996, 2005; Metropolitan Handicap 1988, 1990, 1996; Monmouth Cup Stakes/Meadowlands Cup Handicap 1991; Monmouth Oaks 1987; Mother Goose Stakes 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1995, 2004; Oaklawn Handicap 1989; Ogden Phipps Stakes/Hempstead Handicap 1991, 1996; Philip H. Iselin Stakes 1986, 1987; Pimlico Special Handicap 1990, 1991; Ruffian Stakes 1985, 1986; San Felipe Stakes 1985; San Fernando Stakes 1988; San Juan Capistrano Stakes 1997; Santa Anita Derby 1980, 1982, 1983, 1988; Santa Anita Handicap 1991; Santa Anita Oaks / Santa Susana Stakes 1982, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1997, 2000; Santa Carlos Stakes 2002; Santa Margarita Stakes 1986, 1987; Santa Maria Stakes 1996; Santa Monica Stakes 1996; Secretariat Stakes 1996; Shuvee Stakes 1986, 1990, 1991; Spinaway Stakes 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1995; Spinster Stakes 1987, 2004; Starlet Stakes / Hollywood Starlet Stakes 1983, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2014; Strub Stakes 1997; Suburban Stakes 1986; Summertime Oaks /Hollywood Oaks 1990; Super Derby 1996; Top Flight Handicap 1988; Travers Stakes 1991, 1995, 2013; Vosburgh Stakes 1994; Whitney Stakes 1986, 1990; Woodward Stakes 1982; ;
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; Lukas Classic Stakes; D. Wayne Lukas Stakes
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,
	Updated on June 22, 2025

Darrell Wayne Lukas (September 2, 1935 – June 28, 2025) was an American horse trainer and a U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee. He won 20 Breeders' Cup races, 15 Triple Crown races, received five Eclipse Awards for his accomplishments, and his horses won 25 year-end Eclipse Awards. Lukas was inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2007.