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Oliver Lewis [1856 - 1924] was the African American jockey who won the first Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in 1875. The winning date was May 17th, in the afternoon. The winning horse was the blood-red chestnut Aristides. The winning time was 2 minutes 37-3/4 seconds.

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