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In the 19th century, when horse racing was America’s most popular sport, former slaves populated the ranks of jockeys and trainers, and black men won more than half of the first 25 runnings of the Kentucky Derby until the 1890s, when Jim Crow laws destroyed gains black people had made since emancipation, and they ended up losing their jobs.

April 28th, 2021   Finishing first is a time-honored horseracing tradition. Leon Nichols, Calvin Davis and affiliates of the Project to Preserve African-American Turf History intend to do just that by securing additional backing for “PHOTO FINISH: The Race of the Century.” PPAATH’s work has been profiled extensively by “L.A. Times,” “Washington Post,” NBC Sports and others. The nonprofit’s founder and co-founder, Nichols and Davis, are working on their script alongside producer James Walton – their film poised to be the first in U.S. filmmaking history led by a Black prod...

Black Horseracing Film Poised to Finish First Producers Unveil Plans for "PHOTO FINISH: The Race of the Century" Hollywood, CA, April 23, 2021 --(PR.com)-- Finishing first is a time-honored horseracing tradition. Leon Nichols, Calvin Davis and affiliates of the Project to Preserve African-American Turf History intend to do just that by securing additional backing for “PHOTO FINISH: The Race of the Century.” PPAATH’s work has been profiled extensively by “L.A. Times,” “Washington Post,” NBC Sports and others. The nonprofit’s founder and co-founder, Nichols and Davis, are work...