Overview

• D. Wayne Lukas died on June 28 at his home in Louisville after declining aggressive treatment for a severe MRSA blood infection and spending his final days in hospice care
• Long-time assistant Sebastian “Bas” Nicholl has assumed responsibility for Lukas’s horses and training operations per the Lukas Enterprises Inc. succession plan
• Over a six-decade career, Lukas amassed 4,967 wins, more than $301 million in earnings, 15 Triple Crown victories, 20 Breeders’ Cup wins and four Eclipse Awards
• Leading racing organizations, including Breeders’ Cup Limited, Churchill Downs and the National Thoroughbred Racing Association, have issued tributes lauding his mentorship and pioneering training methods
• Enshrined in the Racing Hall of Fame in 1999, Lukas transformed thoroughbred racing with multi-horse, coast-to-coast operations and shaped generations of horsemen and horsewomen