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Columbia County produced the only Arkansas horse owner with a Kentucky Derby winner: Lil E. Tee in 1992 for the late Magnolia oilman Cal Partee, with the late Lynn Whiting saddling and Hall of Fame jockey Pat Day aboard. Stephen and Keeley DeSalvo of Hot Springs raced 2011 winner Animal Kingdom (trained by Graham Motion) in the Team Valor partnership of majority owner Barry Irwin.

Columbia County produced the only Arkansas horse owner with a Kentucky Derby winner: Lil E. Tee in 1992 for the late Magnolia oilman Cal Partee, with the late Lynn Whiting saddling and Hall of Fame jockey Pat Day aboard. Stephen and Keeley DeSalvo of Hot Springs raced 2011 winner Animal Kingdom (trained by Graham Motion) in the Team Valor partnership of majority owner Barry Irwin.

Good morning! Beautiful spring weather, for today at least. Stinking high winds and tumbling tumble weeds, welcome to Nebraska! Today, April 18th,

High school track and field season is now in full swing throughout Garland County as an estimated 60,000 people converge at Oaklawn for the 88th running of the Grade I $1.5 million Arkansas Derby.

The 16th Annual Oaklawn Kick-Off Banquet was held Nov. 29 at the Wyndham Riverfront Hotel in North Little Rock.

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The R.A.C.E. Fund, a 501(c)3 non-profit and TAA accredited, begins auctioning the first phase of Christopher Hoff's racing memorabilia.

Jonathan Sheppard, an acclaimed Racing Hall of Fame trainer and a former part-time Camden resident whose accomplishments extended from steeplechase race meets to the highest levels of Thoroughbred racing, died

Jonathan Sheppard, an acclaimed Racing Hall of Fame trainer, died Sunday, Aug. 27, at his home in Hollywood, Fla.

Article by Jay Hovdey: In the latest instalment of his fabulous monthly series listing his personal favorites, Jay Hovdey recalls a durable three-time champion whose legacy could have been huge – were it not for two great racemares