Gene Fletcher, 91, died on Monday, January 1, 2024. He was born in Tichnor, Ark., on November 27, 1932, to Thomas Jefferson and Ebrena Connor Fletcher. He was preceded in death by his parents ...

Fletcher, who won his first race at Oaklawn in 1989, has started only two horses in the Arkansas Derby, finishing third in 2001 with Son of Rocket and seventh in 2007 with Officer Rocket .