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Taking a look back at the first Kentucky Derby nearly 150 years ago
The longest running sporting event in the United States is also one of the shortest. The Kentucky Derby takes only about two ...
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150 years of Kentucky Derby drinking and eating: What was on the menu back in 1875?
It adds an experience to the whole event.” But, in 1875, there were few expectations tied to the first Kentucky Derby and what food or drinks paired well with the Run for the Roses. Some online ...
Remembering the historic jockey who won the inaugural Kentucky Derby in 1875
Aristides won the very first Kentucky Derby, but history also remembers the colt’s jockey: Oliver Lewis, a Black jockey from Lexington.
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Ask Caray: Has a Black jockey ever won the Kentucky Derby?
OUR QUESTION THIS WEEK IS HAS A BLACK JOCKEY EVER WON THE KENTUCKY DERBY? THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION IS YES. IT WAS OLIVER LEWIS IN 1875. AT THAT TIME, THE SPORT WAS DOMINATED BY BLACK HORSEMEN.
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Shirley Mae Beard, founder of iconic soul food restaurant, to lie in repose at Kentucky Derby Museum
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 ...