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3 maj 2024 · Learn about the overlooked legacy of Black jockeys and modern efforts by Tawana Bain's Diversity Derby Week to boost diversity and economic inclusion in horse racing.
5 maj 2023 · Every page explores the incredibly important contributions Black jockeys made to one of the sport’s biggest events, the Kentucky Derby (its 149th incarnation is set to take place on May 6,...
Many of the early jockeys were Black and the growing popularity of the race gave the jockeys a unique opportunity to earn wealth and fame during the Jim Crow era. Let’s explore the history of these great jockeys who are the foundation upon which a major part of Kentucky’s cultural identity is built.
4 maj 2023 · Visitors learn that Oliver Lewis, the winning jockey of the inaugural Kentucky Derby in 1875, was Black, and his horse's trainer, Ansel Williamson, was a Black man born into slavery. Lewis...
2 lut 2024 · In 2000, Marlon St. Julien became the first Black Jockey to race in the Kentucky Derby in more than eight decades. Patrick Husbands and Kevin Krigger also raced in the Kentucky Derby in...
Black jockeys and horsemen dominated the sport of Thoroughbred racing, from the first Kentucky Derby in 1875 through 1903, right before the Jim Crow era pushed them out. In fact, 15 of the first 28 Derby winners were ridden by Black jockeys.
23 kwi 2009 · African-American jockeys excelled in the sport in the late 1800s. But by 1921, they had disappeared from the Kentucky track and would not return until Marlon St. Julien rode in the 2000 race.
