Kentucky Derby

Long before Kendrick Carmouche started riding horses growing up in Louisiana, Black jockeys were synonymous with the sport. Black riders

/ April 30, 2021

Greg Harbut 35, an African-American horse owner participating in the 146th Kentucky Derby, was asked by civil rights activists to

/ September 6, 2020

On Saturday, protesters and counter-protesters took to the streets of Louisville near the famed Kentucky Derby horse race. A group

/ September 5, 2020
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theGRIO'S 100 - Last year, Kevin Krigger became just the second black jockey since 1921 to compete in the Kentucky

/ January 31, 2014
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theGRIO REPORT - Krigger could become the first black jockey to win the Derby in over a century. One hundred

/ May 3, 2013
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kevin Krigger, the first black jockey in the Kentucky Derby since 2000, will be aboard Doug

/ May 1, 2013