1992 Kentucky Derby Champ Lil E. Tee Dead at Age 20

By Leader Staff. Published on 03/24/2009 - 8:56am

The sport of kings lost one its most memorable Kentucky Derby Champions. Lil E. Tee, who won the "Run for the Roses" in 1992 with Pat Day aboard the colt, was euthanized on March 18, 2009. The 20 year old horse had failed to recover from a recent surgery.

Those who watched the 1992 marquee race at Churchill Downs will remember that how Lil E Tee shocked the racing world at odds of 17-1 and scoring an upset of Arazi who was at the time considered a super horse and many thought a Triple Crown candidate.

Lil E Tee, who won had been sold for only $2,000 as a yearling and was put on the market at two but rejected by the auction company who said was unsalable. Who would of though that in a years time that he would win the biggest race in America and earn Pat Day his only win in the Kentucky Derby in his Hall of Fame career.

Here is the video from the 1992 Kentucky Derby:

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Submitted by Guest (not verified) on March 24, 2009 - 7:50pm

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Wow,that brought back some memories.I always liked Pistols and Roses because I thought that was a tribute to Guns and Roses. A little known fact is that M.C Hammer owned Dance Floor, part of the reason he went bankrupt.Thanks for the story,although I lost a ton of money on Arazi.

Submitted by Eugene McCormick on March 24, 2009 - 7:56pm

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I was thinking the same thing when I watched that race after hearing about Lil E. Tee's demise.