Jeff Lukas funeral services set

Services for Jeff Lukas, the son of Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas known for his work with such prominent horses as 1988 Kentucky Derby winner Winning Colors, are scheduled for Wednesday in Atoka, Okla.

Jeff Lukas died March 23. He was 58.

Services will begin at 2 p.m. Central on Wednesday at the First Baptist Church of Atoka, Okla., according to a notice from Brown’s Funeral Service. The family will receive visitors from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, at the chapel at Brown’s Funeral Home in Atoka.

The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Old Friends Retirement Farms.

Jeff Lukas was his father’s longtime assistant, and played a key role in the operation that turned out such horses as Winning Colors, the filly who won the Kentucky Derby in 1988, and Lady’s Secret, the Horse of the Year in 1986. Jeff Lukas’s racing career was cut short in 1993, when he suffered a brain injury while attempting to catch a loose Tabasco Cat, who would go on to win the Preakness and Belmont Stakes.

Jeff Lukas in recent years has worked at First Bank in Atoka, according to a notice from Brown’s Funeral Service. He has two children, Brady Lukas and Kelly Lukas, both of Yorba Linda, Calif.

For those who wish to leave condolences through an electronic guest book, please see the following link from Brown's Funeral Service: http://www.brownsfuneralserviceatokaok.com/memsol.cgi?user_id=1766848