El Kentuck was foaled on March 22nd, 1958. He bred by J. Rukin Jelks on his ranch near Tucson, Arizona. Jelks grew up on a farm near McCroy, Arkansas. He contracted tuberculosis after he served in World War I. His parents sent him to the University of Arizona, where the dry climate was well-known for… Continue reading The Western Thoroughbred History: El Kentuck
The Western Thoroughbred 