Jimmy Winkfield, the most recent Black jockey to win the Kentucky Derby, he won in 1901 and in 1902. His story is fascinating because he was the dominant jockey here.

While there have been so many great Black jockeys to grace the track at Churchill Downs and win the Derby, it all started with one, Oliver Lewis. Let’s take you back to 1875.

You're the first Black trainer since 1989 to participate in the Kentucky Derby. And before 1989, there hadn't been one since 1951. So this is a once-every-few-decades occurrence.

Illustrator Lorin Chasar was surprised to know Black jockeys were involved in the inception of the Kentucky Derby. Writer Sultan Zeshan told her about a series of books he was working on about the ...

On Saturday, none of the 20 jockeys in the Kentucky Derby, horse racing’s Super Bowl, will be Black. And that’s not surprising. When Kendrick Carmouche, a Black jockey, competed in 2021, his ...

At the Kentucky Derby Museum in Louisville, a tour (which also covers the adjacent Churchill Downs racetrack) reveals the proud legacy of Kentucky's Black equestrians. Visitors learn that Oliver ...

Larry Demeritte has run horses on Kentucky Derby day in the past, just never in the big race. The 74-year-old trainer says it was all practice for Saturday, when he will saddle West Saratoga in ...

Black trainers dominated the Derby’s early years, winning seven of the first 17 from 1875-1891. “We’re so grateful to be here and enjoying every single minute,” Demeritte said.

(LEX 18) — Every horse running in the Kentucky Derby has its unique story. Those stories include the people behind them, from the owners to the breeders and trainers.

We're honoring the Black jockeys and trainers that made the Kentucky Derby what it is today.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Black Gold won the Kentucky Derby a century ago in 1924, and his trophy went missing in 1935. "He was an amazing horse, very athletic and well-loved," Theresa Collins said.

Now, he is the second Black trainer since 1951 to be saddling a horse in the big race, which has its 150th running on Saturday. The other, Hank Allen, finished sixth with Northern Wolf in 1989.