Oliver Lewis,a Black jockey,won the first Kentucky Derby on May 17,1875.Lewis rode a horse named “Aristides,” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Riding the colt Aristides, Oliver Lewis won the inaugural Kentucky Derby on May 17, 1875. His time of two minutes 37.75 seconds also set an American record over the mile and a half distance (the Kentucky Derby […]
Isaac Burns Murphy, jockey who rode a horse named “Kingman,” became the first person to win the Kentucky Derby three times on May 13,1891.Murphy also won in 1884 and 1890. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS PERSON VISIT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY.
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