The legacy of Black jockeys: Talent, innovation and racism
Ronnie Tanner, a horse jockey in the '60s and '70s, and Kendrick Carmouche, a current jockey, spoke about the racism Black jockeys have faced. NewsdayTV's Jamie Stuart reports.
Long before Jackie Robinson, Black jockeys dominated and changed horse racing
In the century before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball and decades before Jack Johnson became the first African American heavyweight boxing champion, a Black man named ...
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There's a New Player in the Thoroughbred Name Game
Taking baby steps, you request five names, with two words in the name, and then—not to be overly original—you type "anna" and ...
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Watch: Legendary Jockey Patricia Cooksey Talks 'Resilience, Passion' In The Boundless Podcast
"From breaking barriers as the first female jockey to ride in the Preakness to becoming a respected figure in horse racing, ...
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‘Riding for a living, what could be better?’ – it’s a family affair for champion apprentice Erik Asmussen
Interview with the Eclipse Award-winning apprentice, the latest member of a famous racing dynasty to create a major impression ...
Horse racing column: Plan B is working out for ‘opportunistic’ trainer
Jonathan Thomas, who’s winning stakes at Santa Anita and Del Mar, changed careers after a riding accident in 2000 that ...
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Jockey 'Quietly Confident' Romantic Warrior Can Transfer Form To Dirt In Saudi Cup
"If there is one horse in the world who I think can transfer his turf form to the dirt it is Romantic Warrior, as he has an ...