The youngest Kentucky rider was an African American teenager 15 years old by the name of Alonzo Lonnie Clayton. He ran many races between 1875 and 1902. On May 11, 1892 he became the youngest rider to win in the Kentucky Derby.
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On May 3rd 1986, jockey Bill Shoemaker (aboard Ferdinand) won his 4th Kentucky Derby at age 54.