D. Wayne Lukas, a Hall of Fame horse trainer who won 15 Triple Crown races and a record 20 Breeders’ Cup events, fusing business savvy and good horsemanship while running a coast-to-coast operation that made him one of the sport’s biggest stars on two legs,

D. Wayne Lukas set the standard in horse racing. And the sport followed suit. Trainers wanted to be like Wayne.

During the first morning training after D. Wayne Lukas' death, backside workers paid tribute to the legendary trainer and carried on his legacy.