Lukas will appear on Tuesday, July 31 at 11 a.m. in the Museum’s Hall of Fame Gallery, while Vasquez and Jolley will participate together on August 6 at 11 a.m. The programs are free to attend with a paid museum admission. Former jockey Jeff Carle of the Capital OTB network will serve as the program host. The series will feature 60-minute interviews by Carle with opportunities for audience members to ask questions of some of the biggest names in thoroughbred racing.
As of July 24, Lukas has won 4,677 career races and owns the all-time record of $263,763,488 in purse earnings. He has won a record 14 Triple Crown races, including the 2013 Preakness Stakes with Oxbow, and a record 19 Breeders’ Cup races. Lukas, who began his training career in 1974, has trained 24 champions. He has won the Kentucky Derby four times, the Preakness six times and the Belmont four times. Lukas has won the training title at Saratoga six times. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1999.
Vasquez won 5,228 races from 1959 through 1996 and had purse earnings of $85,754,515. He won the Kentucky Derby in 1975 with Foolish Pleasure and 1980 with Genuine Risk. Vasquez was the regular rider of Hall of Fame member Ruffian. He also piloted Forego, Manila and Princess Rooney, among others. Vasquez also won multiple editions of the Travers, Acorn, Mother Goose, Sanford, Saratoga Special, Test, Coaching Club American Oaks and Brooklyn Handicap, among others. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1998.
Jolley has won 990 races in his career with purse earnings of $35,082,940. He trained Kentucky Derby winners Foolish Pleasure (1975) and Genuine Risk (1980). Jolley has also won multiple runnings of the Travers, Whitney, Florida Derby, Blue Grass and Wood Memorial, among others. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1987.
Carle, the program host, was the leading apprentice jockey at the 1989 Belmont spring and fall meets, as well as that year’s Saratoga meet. After retiring from riding because of injuries, Carle spent 10 years as a public trainer, winning several stakes races. He has hosted several programs for Capital OTB in recent years and produced numerous feature stories.
Please visit the Museum Website at www.racingmuseum.org for upcoming guests of the “Hall of Fame Legends” series at the Museum.
