The Legacy of Black Horsemen

Explore the stories and contributions of Black jockeys, trainers, owners, grooms, and exercise riders in the 1800s who persevered through enslavement, the outbreak of the Civil War, segregation, and Jim Crow laws and were instrumental in laying the foundation of the Thoroughbred industry in America.

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