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5 maj 2023 · Here are four legendary Black jockeys whose legends have been cemented in the racing hall of fame—and two who should be!
16 sty 2012 · Jimmy Winkfield was a black jockey who rose to national prominence with his riding skills; he won the Kentucky Derby in 1901 and 1902, the first jockey to win America’s most famous race back to...
4 lut 2024 · African-American jockeys dominated the winner’s circle in racing’s first three decades. They were the first Black superstar athletes in the United States, and won 16 of the first 28 runnings of the Kentucky Derby. In fact, 13 of 15 jockeys for the inaugural Kentucky Derby in 1875 were Black.
3 maj 2013 · Willie Simms, who was born in Augusta, Georgia, is the only black jockey to have won all three of the Triple Crown horse racing events. He even raced in England where he became the first...
At the first Kentucky Derby, in 1875, 13 of 15 jockeys were African American. Between 1890 and 1899, Black jockeys won six Derbies, one Preakness Stakes, and three Belmont Stakes. But in the early 1900s Black jockeys disappeared. Jimmy Winkfield was the last African American to win a Triple Crown race, in 1902.
29 kwi 2021 · Mr. Carmouche joins Mr. St. Julien as the only U.S.-born Black jockeys in the Derby since 1921, which was even then long after the era dominated by Mr. Murphy, Mr. Winkfield, and others.
28 kwi 2021 · Kendrick Carmouche has a chance to become the first Black jockey in 119 years to win the Kentucky Derby. But mostly he would like to win for his “Pops.”
