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.
Aristides won the very first Kentucky Derby, but history also remembers the colt’s jockey: Oliver Lewis, a Black jockey from ...
The poster, titled "A Season of Love," was designed by Louisville artist Kim Perry and produced by Welch Printing at 350 ...
Louisville artist Kim Perry designed this year’s print. It showcases many Derby Festival traditions, including Thunder Over ...
Lewis Stakes at Santa Anita. The Into Mischief colt confirmed his lead role on the Kentucky Derby trail, winning by 3 3/4 lengths without much urging by jockey Martin Garcia. Rodriguez was second ...
Mystik Dan, the 150th winner of the Kentucky ... the jockeys on Sierra Leone and Forever Young, the horses that finished second and third in the race. Famous Louisvillian and Gonzo Journalist Hunter S ...
(WDRB) -- The Kentucky Derby Festival ... special perks like an official volunteer shirt and pin, a front-row seat to festival events and discounts on Derby Festival merchandise.
Feb. 10 (UPI) --The ranks of Kentucky Derby contenders continued to swell with impressive weekend performances in Florida and New York, while the American contingent headed for the rich Saudi Cup ...
If this May marks your first trip to the Kentucky Derby, you probably have a couple of questions. OK, maybe a few more than that. The length of the Kentucky Derby race is a mile and a quarter ...