Horse racing is no different ... After many successes, St. Julien became the first African-American jockey to compete in 79 years when he rode to a seventh-place finish in the 2000 Kentucky ...

2005 — Eddie Castro sets a North American record for most wins by a jockey in one day at one track, winning nine races on the 13-race card at Miami’s Calder Race Course. 2008 — The Detroit ...

(WKYT)—Today’s good question comes from Don, who asks, “What’s the story behind the street on the northside called Soup ...

Lewis, a jockey, and Williamson ... “Black Heritage in Racing” remembers their legacy and those of other African American horse racing trailblazers. “The stories of Oliver and Ansel are ...

The American Pharoah sideshow ... up of internationals is reigning South African champion Gavin Lerena, riding in Hong Kong for the first time. The Jockey Club announced on Tuesday that Hong ...

Summer at the Spa — a ritual nearly 200 years strong — started early in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., with the third leg of the ...

1870 — Ed Brown becomes the first African-American jockey to win the Belmont Stakes ... leads all the way to win the Belmont Stakes by 5½ lengths, becoming the first horse in 37 years to sweep the ...

A new Hall of Fame for horse racing is coming to town.   The first ceremony will be held at Leeds Center for the Arts in ...

King George V had a horse in the race ... stand against both racial and gender prejudice by becoming the first African-American woman to successfully train as a pilot. Image caption, Aviator ...

The African American Studies program is an interdisciplinary program examining African life and culture, both on the African continent and the diaspora. As a student, you will learn about the African ...

The Derby Museum says he is tied as one of the youngest Derby-winning jockeys in history. The website African American Horse Stories says he started working in the horse industry with his father ...

1870 — Ed Brown becomes the first African-American jockey to win the Belmont Stakes ... becoming the first horse in 37 years to sweep the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes.