D. Wayne Lukas, one of the most accomplished and influential trainers in the history of North American horse racing, has died.

"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."

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