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General Category => Harness Racing => Topic started by: LUCPARK on June 29, 2025, 03:27:08 PM
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🙏🙏🙏😢😢
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R.I.P.
https://apnews.com/article/d-wayne-lukas-dies-kentucky-derby-triple-crown-d09f2c0835ee0765411eeb53c2a6d417
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The man was a true legend in every sense! tmbz1
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Condolences to to his Family and Team
RIP Coach
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A legend in the game! Rest In Peace!
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RIP coach Lukas
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6 weeks ago he had a horse in the Preakness.
Damn good run.
Lived a very big life.
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6 weeks ago he had a horse in the Preakness.
Damn good run.
Lived a very big life.
tmbz1 Did what he loved till the absolute end.
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Like a lot of great coaches in sports, a big part of his legacy was the success of his pupils.
Clearly an all timer. RIP
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tmbz1 Did what he loved till the absolute end.
Not many get to do that. tmbz1
RIP
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did he die june 28th?, i thought it was wesn weday
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RIP
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All very worthy and very well deserved comments. Thank you. IMHO, the word "legend" is very often overused. Not in this case. D. Wayne Lukas is truly the definition of the word "legend". He was the icon before there was one. He was the rock star in the sport and industry. One of the amazing things that I witnessed, which was rarely mentioned, was that when he won a big race, the first people to congratulate him.....were his competitors! To see people-----like Ken McPeek, Kiaran McLaughlin (back when he was still training), Todd Pletcher, Bob Baffert, rush over to congratulate him after a big win, and they had horses in the race!-----was the pinnacle of the one word that will forever be associated with DWL, from his peers, and that is, respect. Another incredible thing which was also often overlooked is that he was the greatest ambassador for this sport.
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All very worthy and very well deserved comments. Thank you. IMHO, the word "legend" is very often overused. Not in this case. D. Wayne Lukas is truly the definition of the word "legend". He was the icon before there was one. He was the rock star in the sport and industry. One of the amazing things that I witnessed, which was rarely mentioned, was that when he won a big race, the first people to congratulate him.....were his competitors! To see people-----like Ken McPeek, Kiaran McLaughlin (back when he was still training), Todd Pletcher, Bob Baffert, rush over to congratulate him after a big win, and they had horses in the race!-----was the pinnacle of the one word that will forever be associated with DWL, from his peers, and that is, respect. Another incredible thing which was also often overlooked is that he was the greatest ambassador for this sport.
Very well said.
Inspiration was his life, now his legacy, and that's eternal.
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All very worthy and very well deserved comments. Thank you. IMHO, the word "legend" is very often overused. Not in this case. D. Wayne Lukas is truly the definition of the word "legend". He was the icon before there was one. He was the rock star in the sport and industry. One of the amazing things that I witnessed, which was rarely mentioned, was that when he won a big race, the first people to congratulate him.....were his competitors! To see people-----like Ken McPeek, Kiaran McLaughlin (back when he was still training), Todd Pletcher, Bob Baffert, rush over to congratulate him after a big win, and they had horses in the race!-----was the pinnacle of the one word that will forever be associated with DWL, from his peers, and that is, respect. Another incredible thing which was also often overlooked is that he was the greatest ambassador for this sport.
very true
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Thank you.
Below is a tribute to D. Wayne Lukas.
It wasn't until his very late years that he started sharing with friends that he wrote poems. One of them is at the end of this tribute.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2UxBcziPfA
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tmbz1
Not many get to do that.
RIP
tmbz1