Lil E. Tee, the 1992 Kentucky Derby winner, was euthanized March 18 at Jim Plemmons’ Old Frankfort Stud near Frankfort, Ky., because of complications from an intestinal problem. The son of At the Threshold, out of the For The Moment mare Eileen’s Moment, was 20.

Bred in Pennsylvania by Larry Littman, Lil E. Tee captured the Run for the Roses for owner W. Cal Partee from a field that included international champion Arazi, the odds-on favorite. Trained by Lynn Whiting, Lil E. Tee won at 16-1 under Hall of Famer Pat Day.

Lil E. Tee prepped for the Run for the Roses at Oaklawn Park and at Turfway Park. He won the Jim Beam Stakes at Turfway and placed in the Arkansas Derby and Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn.

Two weeks after the Kentucky Derby, Lil E. Tee finished fifth in the Preakness Stakes as the 4-1 second choice in what would be his last start of the year. He underwent surgery for the removal of an ankle chip in June