WE RARELY SEE BLACK JOCKEYS ON THE BACKS OF HORSES ON DERBY DAY, OR REALLY ANY DAY AT THE TRACK, BUT THERE WAS A TIME THAT WASN’T THE CASE. OUR QUESTION THIS WEEK IS HAS A BLACK JOCKEY EVER WON THE ...

Not much is known about Lewis. Born in Versailles in 1856, Lewis was 19 years old when he entered the inaugural Kentucky Derby in 1875 on the colt Aristides, also trained by Black trainer Ansel ...

The Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs will be here before you know it. Here are 15 facts about the historic horse race in Louisville.

WORCESTER — If one were to ask what events marked the year 1875, history book may say that the first Kentucky Derby was held, Georges Bizet's first performance of the opera Carmen was shown in Paris, ...

The exhibit pays tribute to the Black jockeys and horsemen that dominated thoroughbred racing from the first Kentucky Derby in 1875 through 1903. In fact, 15 of the first 28 Derby winners were ...

WORCESTER — If one were to ask what events marked the year 1875, a history book may say that the first Kentucky Derby was held, the first performance of Georges Bizet's opera "Carmen" was staged ...