Black jockeys won 15 of the first 28 Kentucky Derbies and their success in the late 19 th and early 20 th century made riders like Isaac Murphy, also born into slavery and the first ever three ...

Bree Black Horse, left, looks on as her sister Tanisha Rattler sings a song at the end of a ceremony to swear Black Horse in is worn in as an assistant U.S. Attorney Thursday, May 2, 2024, at the ...

Now in its fourth year, AfroPreak is shifting the culture at one of horse racing’s oldest institutions—by making sure Black voices, businesses, and brilliance take the lead.

In the 1870s, when the race debuted, Black jockeys dominated organized racing, and African Americans won 15 of the first 28 Kentucky Derbies.