An overlooked thorn in the victory rose blanket was irritating to Chateaugay [1960 - 1985] after winning the 1963 Kentucky Derby. It caused the beautiful chestnut three-year-old to rear up. But the winning horse's reaction never got out of control. His jockey, Braulio Baeza [b. March 26, 1940], remained calm and collected in the saddle until the thorn was identified and removed.
The Kentucky Derby didn't begin until 1875.
Horse 'Chateaugay' won the 1963 derby ridden by Braulio Baeza.
The winner of the 1978 Kentucky Derby was a horse called Affirmed.
Jockey Kent Desormeaux rode 'Real Quiet' to win the 1998 Kentucky Derby.
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Oliver Lewis [1856 - 1924] was the winning rider in the first Kentucky Derby. Lewis was a jockey of African American descent. His winning horse was the blood-red chestnut Aristides. Lewis went on to become a Kentucky businessman in Lexington.
That the first winning jockey and the first winning trainer were African Americans is an interesting fact about black people and the Kentucky Derby. Oliver Lewis [1855? 1856?, Fayette County, Kentucky - 1924] was the winning jockey at the inaugural Kentucky Derby of May 17, 1875. The winning horse, Aristides, was trained by Ansel Williamson, a posthumous inductee into the Racing Hall of Fame in 1998.
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