The same year that Pine Bluff won the Preakness (1992), Lil E. Tee, another Arkansas owned horse won the Kentucky Derby. He was owned by now deceased oil man Cal Partee. I guess those exploits were pretty much the pinnacle for Arkansas owned horses. Afleet Alex and Smarty and Sunny's Halo all raced at Oaklawn, but were owned by out of state folks.
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