By The Associated Press Jun. 03, 2021 12:46 PM EDT
June 4
1870 — Ed Brown becomes the first African-American jockey to win the Belmont Stakes, with Kingfisher.
1927 — The...
By The Associated Press Apr. 30, 2020 11:07 AM EDT
May 6
1895 — Jockey James “Soup” Perkins guides Halma to a wire-to-wire victory in the Kentucky Derby. The 15-year-old joins fellow African...
