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Rich Strike highlights horse racing's lack of diversity | 2022-06-09 13:45:26
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Rich Strike highlights horse racing's lack of diversity | 2022-06-09 13:45:26
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — When Rich Strike bolted into horse racing’s spotlight in a little over two minutes with his Kentucky Derby upset victory, he shared the stage with his
Black jockeys won 15 of 28 Kentucky Derbys. But then Jim Crow, segregation and more Latino hires changed the landscape.
Louisiana's Kendrick Carmouche to be 1st Black jockey in Kentucky Derby since ’13
Carmouche to be 1st Black jockey in Kentucky Derby since 2013 Black riders were atop 13 of the 15 horses in the first Kentucky Derby in 1875, but today there is only one Long before Kendrick Carmouche started riding horses growing up in Louisiana, Black jockeys were synonymous with the sport. Black riders were atop 13 of the 15 horses in the first Kentucky Derby in 1875 and won 15 of the first 28 editions of the race. Everything has changed since: Carmouche on Saturday will be the first Black jockey in the Kentucky Derby since 2013 and is just one of a handful over the past century. Carmouch...