Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, who won the Preakness Stakes in Baltimore seven times, died on Saturday night, his family said.

Born Darnell Wayne Lukas on Sept. 2, 1935, in Wisconsin as the second of three children, he rose to prominence in the sport with quarter horses in races that are effectively sprints. He moved into thoroughbreds in the late 1970s and won his first Preakness with Codex in 1980.

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