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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.
Here’s a look at the field for the 150th Derby in post position order.
Jody Demling looks at whether experience matters and the importance of pacing in this year's race.
Sunday was the final major prep day for horses entered in the Derby.