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	Arkansas News Bureau - Arkansas Derby sends 'Ron' to Kentucky
		Like his predecessors, Ron has the pathos that is part of a Derby winner in Louisville.
		Almost all horsemen err on the side of the caution, particularly when there are races to be run, but it was only a week ago that Holthus said Lawyer Ron worked better than any horse he had ever trained.
		That spectacular workout was on the heels of his victory in the Rebel when five of his Derby competitors finished behind him.
	www.arkansasnews.com /archive/2006/04/16/HarryKing/335625.html (769 words)

	NWAnews.com :: Northwest Arkansas' News Source
		Arkansas Derby winner Lawyer Ron has returned to his base at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., following successful surgery last Friday to remove a small bone chip from his right hind ankle.
		Howling in NY During the annual Kentucky Derby trainers’ dinner, Dan Peitz won a drawing for a free ride aboard one of Tex Sutton’s equine transport planes.
		Peitz said there was no reason to fly since Steppenwolfer, the Arkansas Derby runner-up, is passing today’s Preakness, the second leg of racing’s Triple Crown.
	www.nwanews.com /adg/Sports/155202 (664 words)

	The Kentucky Derby: Call to the Derby Post Weekly Report Archive
		The Derby was held on a sloppy track for the first time since 1994, and only the fourth time in history.
		Rounding out the weekend's action was the Arkansas Derby, which will provide Derby 130 with its most accomplished, or at least the hottest, contender in Smarty Jones, who with his win at Oaklawn improved to 6-6 lifetime.
		The 2004 Kentucky Derby prep race season got under way this weekend in California, opening the gate for the Run for the Roses on May 1, 2004, the day of the 130th running of the Kentucky Derby.
	www.derbypost.com /Archive/Reports/2004reports2.html (3957 words)

	2003 Kentucky Derby Preps - April 12
		After this weekend, trainer Bobby Frankel, who has never won the Derby before, is in the enviable position of having the top two likely favorites for the Kentucky Derby in his barn.
		He finally broke his Breeder's Cup jinx in 2001, so it is probably time to break his Derby jinx this year now that he is on a roll as the top trainer in America.
		Twelve horses faced the starter at Oaklawn Park in the $500,000 Grade 2 Arkansas Derby.
	www.horse-races.net /library/kd03-preps5.htm (1319 words)

	Arkansas Derby Horse Racing Picks, Tips, Race Entries to Kentucky Derby Triple Crown Daily Horse Racing Betting Tips, ...
		The Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park is no doubt one of the most important prep races hottest on the 2005 Triple Crown Trail, as one of the last races where you are most likely to see many of the serious Triple Crown hopefuls to Kentucky Derby 131 on May 7, 2005, at Churchill Downs.
		The 2004 Arkansas Derby was one of the most momentous, when Smarty Jones won over Borrego and Pro Prado by 1 1/2 lengths and then went on to win both the 2004 Kentucky Derby and 2004 Preakness Stakes.
		Arkansas Derby 2004: To celebrate the centennial year of host race track Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, the purse was doubled to a record $1 million for the 2004 Arkansas Derby.
	www.horsebettingtips.net /Arkansas_Derby_Oaklawn_Park.php (1863 words)

	Boston.com / Sports / Other sports / Horse racing news / Smarty Jones needs Arkansas Derby win (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-05)
		All that could change with a victory in the 1 1/8-mile Arkansas Derby, one of three major prep races Saturday ahead of the Kentucky Derby on May 1.
		Smarty Jones is the 7-5 morning-line favorite for the Arkansas Derby, and a win would keep the colt eligible for a $5 million bonus from the track for any horse who wins the Rebel, Arkansas Derby and Kentucky Derby.
		Borrego, runner-up to Wimbledon in the Louisiana Derby and to Master David in the Sham Stakes, look to be the top challengers, along with Purge, trained by Todd Pletcher.
	www.boston.com /sports/other_sports/horse_racing/articles/2004/04/09/smarty_jones_needs_arkansas_derby_win (658 words)

	2006 Arkansas Derby (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-05)
		The Arkansas Derby is the second leg of the Big 3 Pick 3, a $1 minimum national wager where horse bettors will try to pick the winner of three important prep races for three-year-olds planning on running in the Kentucky Derby and the prestigious Triple Crown.
		The Arkansas Derby has really gained in stature because of this, keeping its reputation as a vital race for any Kentucky Derby and Triple Crown hopeful.
		The race is being held at Oaklawn Park, which was incorporated in 1904 and one of the select few that features the finest in live thoroughbred horse racing in America.
	www.kentucky-derby-results.com /resource/arkansas-derby.php (322 words)

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		In a wide-open Kentucky Derby, it ended up being the previously undefeated and favored Smarty Jones that captured the 130th Run For The Roses.
		Smarty Jones remained undefeated as he won the 130th Kentucky Derby (GI) with a stalking trip under Stewart Elliott, earning a $5 million bonus from Oaklawn Park for sweeping the Rebel, Arkansas Derby (GII) and Kentucky Derby.
		Throughout the spring he had outrun a sprinter's pedigree and his critics and, on Kentucky Derby Day, Smarty Jones outran a field of the nation's finest 3-year-olds and all of his doubters.
	www.kentuckyderby.com /2004 (438 words)

	Youbet.com - Arkansas Derby Challenge
		In recognition of the $1,000,000 Arkansas Derby as one of the nation’s premier races for three-year-olds en route to the Kentucky Derby and Triple Crown, Oaklawn Park and Youbet.com have teamed up to offer the $4,000 Arkansas Derby Challenge handicapping contest on Youbet.com, Saturday, April 15.
		At least one of your five mandatory wagers must be placed on the Arkansas Derby.
		Don’t miss the 70th running of the Grade II, Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park and a chance to pad your wagering wallet with Youbet.com!
	www.youbet.com /promo/060407Arkansas (255 words)

	Arkansas News Bureau - Arkansas Derby puzzle begins soon
		LITTLE ROCK - Eager for a head start on the 12-week-long puzzle that is the Arkansas Derby, the man was fishing for the names of 3-year-old thoroughbreds with a reputation or a resume.
		Therefore, it seems, identifying the Arkansas Derby winner is synonymous with success in the Kentucky Derby, or the Preakness or the Belmont, or all three.
		By then, the prospects will be coming out of the woodwork and we'll begin to get serious about solving the sometimes maddening, always intriguing Arkansas Derby puzzle.
	www.arkansasnews.com /archive/2006/01/14/HarryKing/332890.html (685 words)

	Arkansas News Bureau - Arkansas Derby Could Be Big Field
		With the Kentucky Derby less than six weeks away, trainers with promising but unproven 3-year-olds need a race where the competition is on the soft side.
		Many trainers favor a Kentucky Derby prep race with a relatively large field because they know they won't get a smooth trip in Louisville on the first Saturday in May. For a horse, bumping and grinding and dirt in the face can take some getting used to.
		When the talking and cajoling is over, there will be plenty of horses in the starting gate for the Arkansas Derby and the favorite could be an invader.
	www.arkansasnews.com /archive/2003/03/26/6966.html (482 words)

	KATV Channel 7 - Search Results
		Arkansas Derby winner Lawyer Ron came from off the pace to capture Saturday's $250,000 St. Louis Derby at Fairmount Park.
		The St. Louis Derby, conducted for the first time, is the richest race in the history of Fairmount Park Race Track.
		Two weeks after Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro shattered his right hind leg at the start of the Preakness, a top horse was euthanized after breaking a leg in the English Derby.
	www.katv.com /search.hrb?s=ns&k=derby (572 words)

	Arkansas Derby in the News - NTRA
		Quinonez is the regular rider on Kentucky Derby prospect Red Raymond, who runs Saturday in the Grade 2, $1 million Arkansas Derby.
		High Cotton is being pointed for the Arkansas Derby, according to Pletcher, his trainer.
		The move was his first since the March 18 Rebel, and was part of his preparation for the Grade 2, $1 million Arkansas Derby on April 15.
	www.ntra.com /content_more.aspx?type=relatedcontent&relatedid=16910&cid=226 (730 words)

	KATV News
		The last two Arkansas Derby winners - Smarty Jones in 2004 and Afleet Alex last year - each went on to win two legs of the Triple Crown.
		Smarty Jones was the last horse to sweep the Southwest, Rebel and Arkansas Derby.
		AP will not be held liable for any delays, inaccuracies, errors or omissions therefrom or in the transmission or delivery of all or any part thereof or for any damages arising from any of the foregoing.
	www.katv.com /printarticle.hrb?a=p&f=s&s=319579&f1=spo&stat=katv (385 words)

	Lawyer Ron sweeps at Oaklawn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-05)
		Lawyer Ron broke to the lead at the start of the backstretch yesterday and never looked back, winning the $1 million Arkansas Derby for his sixth straight victory.
		The last two Arkansas Derby winners -- Smarty Jones in 2004 and Afleet Alex last year -- each went on to win two legs of the Triple Crown.
		Steppenwolfer, the runner-up in the Southwest and third in the Rebel, was second in the Arkansas Derby, 23/4 lengths behind.
	www.fortwayne.com /mld/kentucky/sports/horse_racing/kentucky_derby/14353727.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp (316 words)

	Oaklawn Jockey Club - Horse Racing in Hot Springs, Arkansas
		Arkansas Derby winner Lawyer Ron was transferred from trainer Bob Holthus to Todd Pletcher on Friday, six days after his second-place finish as the ods-on favorite in the Super Derby at Louisiana Downs.
		Prior to the Derby, Audrey Haisfield's Stonewall Farm Stallions purchased an 80% interest in Lawyer Ron for an undisclosed amount from the estate of owner-breeder James Hines Jr.
		Headlining the final day of the season is the Arkansas Derby, which is the finale of the three-race series which designates the best of the local three-year-old crop.
	www.oaklawn.com (2982 words)

	Oaklawn Park - horse races - Arkansas Derby
		Arkansas offers many venues for both - from thoroughbred horse racing and greyhound dog racing to dirt track and drag racing, bicycle and cardboard boat races, senior Olympics, special Olympics and one of the largest Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure events held nationally.
		Canoeing events are scheduled on smaller streams, and the Boy Scouts of America sponsor national canoe racing on the White River (Bull Shoals to Batesville) for its Venturing (Explorer) Division.
		Oaklawn Park's "Racing Festival of the South" attracts the nation's top horses and the Arkansas Derby winner becomes eligible for the famous Triple Crown.
	www.arkansas.com /things-to-do/horse-dog-auto-racing (785 words)

	Arkansas is Lawyer Ron's race to lose (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-05)
		Of the two Kentucky Derby preps today, the $750,000, Grade I Toyota Blue Grass Stakes is deeper with three strong contenders: First Samurai, Bluegrass Cat and Strong Contender heading a field of nine.
		Meantime, Florida Derby winner Barbaro arrived at Keeneland on Wednesday to prepare for the Derby in the care of trainer Michael Matz.
		In other Derby news, Keyed Entry (third in the Wood Memorial) was to be sent to Churchill Downs where trainer Todd Pletcher will keep a close watch to decide whether he should race in the Derby.
	www.kentucky.com /mld/heraldleader/news/columnists/14348737.htm?template=contentModules%2Fprintstory.jsp (421 words)

	Media Information
		In 2004, a thoroughbred named Smarty Jones won the track's Arkansas Derby and then sparked a wildfire of national public interest by winning the Kentucky Derby in Louisville, Ky., and the Preakness Stakes in Baltimore, Md., the first two legs of horse racing's renowned Triple Crown.
		The answer, as it turned out, was: "no...well, maybe sort of." The bid of Afleet Alex, the 2005 Arkansas Derby champion, died quickly with a second-place finish in the Kentucky Derby.
		Besides the $1 million Arkansas Derby, nine additional stakes races to be run during the festival will include the $500,000 Apple Blossom Handicap and $500,000 Oaklawn Handicap, both on April 8; the $150,000 Count Fleet Sprint Handicap on April 13; and the $250,000 Fantasy Stakes on April 14.
	www.arkansasstateparks.com /media/display.asp?id=710 (913 words)

	USATODAY.com - Lawyer Ron passes judgment at Arkansas Derby (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-05)
		The last two Arkansas Derby winners — Smarty Jones in 2004 and Afleet Alex last year — each went on to win two legs of the Triple Crown.
		The Arkansas Derby — on the final day of Oaklawn's season — completes a progression of prep races at the Hot Springs track that includes the mile-long Southwest and the 1.06-mile Rebel.
		Smarty Jones was the last horse to sweep the Southwest, Rebel and Arkansas Derby — a good omen for Lawyer Ron if there ever was one.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/horses/2006-04-15-arkansas-derby_x.htm (881 words)

	ESPN.com - Afleet Alex named favorite in Arkansas Derby (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-05)
		With Kentucky Derby entries determined by earnings in stakes races, Callis will need a good showing to propel his horse to Churchill Downs.
		The Kentucky Derby field is limited to 20 starters.
		The winner of the Arkansas Derby earns $600,000, with $200,000 for second and $100,000 for third.
	sports.espn.go.com /espn/print?id=2036404&type=story (596 words)

	Arkansas Derby (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-05)
		Arkansas Counseling Master's Level Therapist - This is a full-time position to do individual, group, and family Therapy.
		Arkansas Derby winner Lawyer Ron drew the No. 4 post position and is the 2-1 morning-line favorite for Saturday's $250,000-guaranteed St. Louis Derby at Fairmount Park, the richest thoroughbred race e...
		In this photo provided by the University of Arkansas, quarterback Robert Johnson poses April 17, 2006, in Fayetteville, Ark. Johnson is scheduled to start in the season opener Sept. 2, when Arkansas hosts No. 6 Southern California.
	arkansasderby.quarederby.com (1849 words)

	Lexington Herald-Leader \| 04/18/2006 \| Lawyer Ron goes to Louisville (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-05)
		The Arkansas Derby winner was flown with 17 other horses on a plane to Kentucky yesterday morning, and trainer Bob Holthus said everything went smoothly.
		His chestnut colt won the Arkansas Derby on Saturday and is expected to be among the favorites for the Kentucky Derby on May 6.
		Trainer Steve Asmussen didn't win either of last weekend's big Kentucky Derby prep races, but his top two Derby hopes -- Private Vow, third in the Arkansas Derby, and Storm Treasure, runner-up in the Blue Grass -- showed him enough to earn a spot in the starting gate for the Kentucky Derby.
	www.kentucky.com /mld/kentucky/sports/horse_racing/kentucky_derby/14366020.htm (329 words)

	Expected Arkansas Derby Field Grows, May Shrink Soon \| bloodhorse.com
		The number of horses expected for the April 13 Arkansas Derby (gr.
		The Arkansas Derby is limited to 14 starters.
		III), the last local prep for the local Derby, following which the Irish-bred colt was reported to be pointed toward the Arkansas Derby.
	www.bloodhorse.com /articleindex/article.asp?id=8912 (248 words)

	The 2001 Kentucky Derby
		It also was the first Derby victory in the second try for Oxley and the first win in five Derbys for the 39-year-old Chavez, a native of Peru.
		It was the 20th Derby and first since 1994 for the winningest jockey in history.
		It was too long ago to be considered an omen, but when Oxley went to his first Derby in 1954, the race was won by Determine, who just happened to be a gray colt.
	www.angelfire.com /ga3/mooncrestvalley/kyderbycmv.html (1333 words)

	Sports - Lawyer Ron Wins Arkansas Derby
		Steppenwolfer, the runner-up in the Southwest and third in the Rebel, was second in the Arkansas Derby, 2 3/4 lengths behind.
		His only other Arkansas Derby win came in 1988 with Proper Reality.
		He's had four Kentucky Derby horses, but this one could be his best shot at a win.
	www.katv.com /news/stories/0406/319579.html (444 words)

	Afleet Alex sweeps easily in Arkansas Derby - Horse Racing - MSNBC.com
		By the time he reached the same spot in the 1 1/8-mile Arkansas Derby, Afleet Alex was leading by three lengths and on his way to an easy victory.
		But until the Arkansas Derby, he failed to live up to expectations.
		Rockport Harbor missed the Arkansas Derby with a blood clot in his neck, but trainer John Servis plans to run his colt in next Saturday’s Lexington Stakes.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/7528215 (706 words)

	CNNSI.com - Horse Racing - Mr. Mellon among Arkansas Derby favorites - Friday April 12, 2002 06:29 PM
		Posted: Friday April 12, 2002 6:29 PM HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) -- Like most of the trainers with horses in the Arkansas Derby, Elliott Walden is trying to figure out where his 3-year-old fits in the national picture.
		Mellon is among several Kentucky Derby prospects who has gotten better as the races have gotten longer.
		After that, he was second in the Kentucky Derby and ruined the Triple Crown bid of Real Quiet with a victory in the Belmont.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /horse_racing/news/2002/04/12/arkansas_derby_ap (463 words)

	Arkansas Derby Horse Racing Betting Odds (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-05)
		The first Arkansas Derby was run in 1936 for a purse of $5000, by 1965, the Arkansas Derby was a $50,000 stakes and one that could attract top Kentucky Derby prospects.
		High Cotton is being pointed to win the Arkansas Derby, according to his trainer in his last start High Cotton was a powerful winner of the Rushaway Stakes at Turfway Park.
		Meanwhile Arkansas Derby favorite Lawyer Ron galloped on Monday morning and made four furlongs in only 48.3 second Stake, Bob Holthu Stake, who trains Lawyer Ron, said he came out of the drill in good order and will have his final work for the Arkansas Derby on Saturday.
	www.wagerweb.com /horse-racing/arkansas-derby.cfm (434 words)

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