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During the earliest years of the Kentucky Derby, black jockeys rode most of the winning horses. But then Jim Crow arrived and white jockeys took their place. Now a new generation of African-American sportsmen is helping to honor this untold legacy.
Wilberforce University to offer equine residency with Black thoroughbred expert Kristen Spicker © Provided by Dayton Daily News Greg Harbut. Photo courtesy of Wilberforce University. Wilberforce University is offering a spring semester entrepreneur residency featuring African American equine broker Greg Harbut, president of HarbutBloodstock. He is a third-generation horseman and one of the owners of thoroughbred Necker Island. Harbut manages breeding stock and will bring knowledge of acquisition, management and net profit to Wilberforce. He also brings an understanding of b...