Black Winning Jockeys in the Kentucky Derby

by James Robert Saunders and Monica Renae Saunders

Oliver Lewis was champion jockey of the Kentucky Derby in 1875 with a winning race time of two minutes and 37 seconds. Jockey Willie Simms won in 1896, bringing his horse in at two minutes and seven seconds. James Winkfield was the winning jockey in both 1901 and 1902 with winning race times of two minutes and seven seconds and two minutes and eight seconds, respectively. Each of these men possessed the skill and power necessary to spur a horse...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786414022
• ISBN13: 9780786414024
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 142 Pages
• Weight: 0.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.9" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher