May 4, 2013
s/o #kevinkrigger today! 2nd African American to race in the Kentucky Derby in 92 years. Prior to that, Black jockeys were standard. In fact, 13 of the 15 riders in that first Kentucky Derby were African-Americans. In the years following the Civil War, black jockeys dominated horse racing at a time when it was America’s most popular sport. African-American riders were the first black sports superstars in the United States, and they won 15 of the first 28 runnings of the Kentucky Derby. 🐎🐎🐎.