OUR QUESTION THIS WEEK IS HAS A BLACK JOCKEY EVER WON THE KENTUCKY DERBY? THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION IS YES. IT WAS OLIVER LEWIS IN 1875. AT THAT TIME, THE SPORT WAS DOMINATED BY BLACK HORSEMEN.

While Hoop Jr. and Crozier were the second betting choices in their respective Derbies, the Fred Hooper-owned colt that was ...

The Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs will be here before you know it. Here are 15 facts about the historic horse race in Louisville.

Related Saudi Cup candidates punch tickets in weekend racing from Dubai to Florida Disco Time dances into the Kentucky Derby picture with weekend win Field for $20 million Saudi Cup horse race ...

Captain Cook won the $250,000 Withers by 2 1/4 lengths at Aqueduct to join the Kentucky Derby trail. Ridden by Manny Franco, Captain Cook ran nine furlongs in 1:51.83.

Aristides won the very first Kentucky Derby, but history also remembers the colt’s jockey: Oliver Lewis, a Black jockey from Lexington.

The focus of the Road to the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks shifts to Tampa Bay Downs, where the Sam F. Davis and Suncoast ...

Mystik Dan, the 150th winner of the Kentucky Derby, will be etched in the history books and on a horse lover’s arm. Stride safety sensors can measure 2400 motions per second, sometimes before the ...

Feb. 16 and serves as a Kentucky Derby prep race, offering 20 qualifying points to the winner for entry to the 2025 Run for the Roses. The 20th edition of the 1 1/16th mile classic anchors a huge ...