D. Wayne Lukas, a Hall of Fame horse trainer who was second all time with 15 Triple Crown race wins, has died at the age of 89.

"Wayne Lukas reinvented the game," Lanny Kohnhorst, the Kentucky Thoroughbred Association's Director of Horsemen's Relations. "Wayne produced champions, from Grade 1 winners to stallion prospects to next generation of trainers, and defined American Thoroughbred racing."

The horse racing world mourns the death of Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas at 89. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — People from around the world of horse racing are sharing their reaction to the death of Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas at the age of 89. Lukas' family announced his death in a statement on Sunday.