Jeff Lukas, 58
 

Too sad.. Great outpouring of appreciation for Jeff, sympathies to his children Brady & Kelly and D. Wayne.

Tim Layden's brilliant SI piece from a couple years ago: http://www.si.com/longform/lukas/

Condolences to the Lukas family, very sad. :(

Very sad indeed....Condolences to the Lukas family! Rest in Peace Horseman

HRTV's Inside Information did an episode on Jeff in 2012.

Inside Information Jeff Lukas

That was an outstanding piece, indeed.

Just so sad. He was so full of promise, and then the accident....he had really seemed to have gotten himself to a good place. My condolences to his family and friends. Especially to his parents. No parent should ever have to bury their child.

The follow up story in SI today

http://www.si.com/horse-racing/2016/...s-horse-racing

"This is the lesson that Jeff Lukas leaves behind. We are a society of complainers, railing at the inconveniences of a narrow airplane seat or a slow Internet connection. Jeff had his entire life taken away—a big life—and embraced his new one."

to me , its somewhat profound, how one sentence can put life into perspective..

Oh, I am in tears! RIP, Jeff, with your lovely gray mares. Dallas Stewart was awesome in recalling Jeff on Steve's Show.