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

Hall of Famer D. Wayne Lukas, one of the most accomplished trainers in the history of horse racing, has died at 89.

Lukas won 15 Triple Crown races across his six-decade career, the second-most only to Bob Baffert. He won the Kentucky Derby four times and has a record-tying 20 wins in the Breeders' Cup World Championships. He won 4,987 documented Thoroughbred races, and his horses have won more than $310 million in more than 30,600 starts.