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A Kentucky Derby with an Oaklawn-raced winner and two horses in the superfecta evoked memories of Charles J. Cella, who if alive would be leading the celebration.
I met Eric Jackson in the winter of 1979. I was a college student at the time. I was also sports editor of the Daily Siftings Herald at Arkadelphia. That meant I could spend race days at Oaklawn Park in the press box. It was a dream assignment for a 19-year-old aspiring journalist from just down the road.