Lukas trained thousands of thoroughbred horses, and 51 ran in 31 different Kentucky Derbys. He won the race four times.

Lukas is second all-time in Triple Crown wins with 15, and tied for the lead with 20 Breeders Cup championships.

A legendary Hall of Fame trainer and a four-time winner of the Kentucky Derby has died.Churchill Downs said D. Wayne Lukas passed away at his home in Louisville Saturday night, June 28. The 89-year-old had been hospitalized for the previous week,