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 | | Black Maestro: The Amazing Life of the Last Great Black Jockey, Jimmy Winkfield | | by Brian DAmbrosio, Aug 22, 2008 | | In the very first Kentucky Derby, in 1875, thirteen of fifteen riders were black, and black jockeys won fifteen of the first twenty-eight derbys. Since the inception of the racetrack, black riders, such as Isaac Murphy (the first to win back-to-back derbys) and Willie Simms – the first American jockey to compete in the sport of kings in England – found success on the mount. The distinction for the most remarkable life among black jockeys, however, belongs to Jimmy Winkfield. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 3 |
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