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 winning jockey in the 2009 Derby wasn't African American. Instead, it was a white rider who'd been the winning jockey in 2007. The winning jockey was Calvin H. Borel [b. November 8, 1966]. The winning horse was Mine That Bird [foaled May 10, 2006], at 2 minutes 02.66 seconds.
Jack Cooper
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.
Oliver Lewis [1856 - 1924], one of 14 African Americans among a total of 15 jockeys, was the person who won the first Kentucky Derby. The exact winning date was May 17, 1875. The winning horse was Aristides. The winning time was 2 minutes 37-3/4 seconds.
Two [2] minutes 2.66 seconds was the time that it took Mine That Bird [foaled May 10, 2006] to win the 2009 Kentucky Derby. The winning jockey was Calvin H. Borel [b. November 8, 1966]. He had been the winning jockey in the 2007 Derby. He became the winning jockey again in the 2010 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.
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The winning jockey in the 2009 Derby wasn't African American. Instead, it was a white rider who'd been the winning jockey in 2007. The winning jockey was Calvin H. Borel [b. November 8, 1966]. The winning horse was Mine That Bird [foaled May 10, 2006], at 2 minutes 02.66 seconds.
Almost all if not all of them. In the beginnings the jockey industry was dominated by African Americans
Super Saver, ridden by last year's winning jockey,
Rosie Napravnik is an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. She has the Kentucky Derby record for best finish by a female jockey.
Jack Cooper
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.
Ansel Williamson was the first African American trainer in the Kentucky Derby. In fact, he trained the winning horse in the very first Derby. The winning horse, the blood-red chestnut Aristides, was ridden to victory by Oliver Lewis [1856 - 1924], an African American jockey, on May 17, 1875.In 1998, Williamson was inducted posthumously into the Racing Hall of Fame.
Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes was created in 1920.
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.
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.