Diane Crump in 1970 rode Fathom
Diane Crump rode Fathom in the 1970 Kentucky Derby
Oliver Lewis [1856 - 1924] was the first African American jockey to ride in the Kentucky Derby. In fact, he rode the blood-red chestnut Aristides in the very first Derby. On that afternoon of May 17, 1875, horse and jockey rode to victory.
There was no Kentucky Derby in 1832. Its first run was in 1875.
He was the first jockey to win the Kentucky Derby.
oliver Lewis on aristides.
Isaac Murphy was not only the first African American jockey to win the Kentucky Derby three times, he was the first jockey of any race to accomplish this feat. Murphy was inducted into the United States Racing Hall of Fame in 1955.
The 1876 Kentucky Derby winner was Vagrant. He was ridden by jockey Bobby Swim and trained by James Williams. Vagrant was the first gelding to win the Derby.
The Louisville Jockey Club Course was where the first Kentucky Derby was held. That was the original name of the Churchill Downs racetrack, where the Derby still is being held. Whatever the name, the world-famous grounds are located in Louisville, Kentucky.
Animal Kingdom won the 137th Kentuky Derby. John Velazquez was the jockey. It was his first Kentucky Derby win.
Swaps. Ran in 2:01.80. Bill Shoemaker was the jockey.
The Louisville Jockey Club Course of Louisville, Kentucky was where the first Kentucky Derby was held. That was the former name of Churchill Downs. The date of the inaugural race was May 17, 1985.
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.