‘A big personality for a miniature horse’: The Kentucky Derby Museum’s undersized employee with a big job

Mighty Aristides lives at the Kentucky Derby Museum year-round to help thoroughbreds transition from life on the track to life on the farm.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Kentucky Derby Museum serves as a touchpoint for tourists and racing fans alike to interact with the greatest two minutes in sports year-round: the pageantry, the history, the love of the sport, and the horses who make it all possible. At the stables housed on the campus of Derby Museum, those horses are accessible, all thanks to a tiny horse with a big role to play.

“Ari is his nickname.

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