D. Wayne Lukas

Darrell Wayne Lukas (born September 2, 1935 in Antigo, Wisconsin) is an American thoroughbred race horse trainer.

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September 2 - 1935 - Antigo, Wisconsin - American - Thoroughbred - Race horse - Trainer

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Lukas 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 where he has become one of the most successful in history. The first trainer to earn more than $100 million in purse money, he has been the year's top money winner 14 times.

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Quarter horses - California

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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 the unique 1995 Triple Crown where Lukas-trained horses Thunder Gulch (Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes) and Timber Country (Preakness) won the three races, making him the first trainer to sweep the Triple Crown with two different horses in a season, which to the former basketball coach was akin to winning a state championship with two different sets of starting players. Fillies he has trained have won the Kentucky Oaks four times and in addition his 16 Breeders' Cup wins is more than any other trainer. Two of his horses, "Lady's Secret" in 1988 and "Criminal Type" in 1990, won Horse of the Year honors.

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Kentucky Derby - Preakness Stakes - Belmont Stakes - Fillies - Kentucky Oaks - Breeders' Cup - Horse of the Year

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D. Wayne Lukas has won the Eclipse Award as the nation's top trainer four times. In 1999, he was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.

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Eclipse Award - National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame

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He is known for his trademark sunglasses.

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