(Steam bath time at Churchill Downs / All Photos by Holly M. Smith)

(The undefeated and Kentucky Oaks favorite Good Cheer / All Photos by Holly M. Smith)

Editor’s Note:

Another day closer to, and the excitement builds for, the 151st Kentucky Derby.

Another day, too, and the excitement is captured by our great friend and artist Holly M. Smith, who paints with her camera.

Here’s some of her looks from Tuesday morn…on the backside…looking forward to another great Derby experience.

G1 Arkansas Derby Winner Sandman:

Coal Battle:

Tiztastic:

Render Judgment: 

G1 Ashland Stakes Winner La Cara:

Ballerina Doro:

Quick Quick:

Gray Morn…

G1 Florida Derby Winner Tappan Street:

Sandman:

Built:

Admire Daytona:

Final Gambit:

Sovereignty: 

Undefeated & KY Oaks Favorite Good Cheer:

Coal Battle’s Saddle Cloth:

Morning Chores…

Ballerina Doro:

Selfie or Multi-Tasking?

Mo Expectations: 

Liberal Arts:

Tappan Street:

The Morning Wash…