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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...
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.
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.
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.
29 kwi 2021 · Long before Kendrick Carmouche started riding horses growing up in Louisiana, Black jockeys were synonymous with the sport. Black riders were atop 13 of the 15 horses in the first...
2 lut 2024 · A Black jockey hasn’t won the Kentucky Derby since 1902 when Jimmy Winkfield rode Alan-a-Dale to victory. He also became the second jockey ever to win back-to-back Kentucky Derbys, having...
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.”
