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Black Jockeys
Larry Demeritte: Meet The Kentucky Derby Black Trainer To Saddle A Horse 35 Years After Jim Crow Segregation
Although it may not have been the case, black riders, trainers, and grooms are now scarce at the Kentucky Derby. Oliver Lewis, the first Kentucky Derby winner, and his horse were trained by Ansel Williamson, a black man, back in 1875. About the history of black horsemen, Ronald Mack, the founder of the Legacy Equine…
