1.0Kentucky Horse Parkhttps://kyhorsepark.comLouise Gillamhttps://kyhorsepark.com/author/louise-gillamky-gov/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="o1UyVx3TOh"><a href="https://kyhorsepark.com/event/soul-of-thoroughbred-racing/">Soul of Thoroughbred Racing</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://kyhorsepark.com/event/soul-of-thoroughbred-racing/embed/#?secret=o1UyVx3TOh" width="600" height="338" title="“Soul of Thoroughbred Racing” — Kentucky Horse Park" data-secret="o1UyVx3TOh" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://kyhorsepark.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Soul-of-Thoroughbred-Racing-logo-e1707486491473.jpeg771405With the upcoming 150th Kentucky Derby running at the historic Churchill Downs Racetrack as the first leg of the Triple Crown in front of hundreds of thousands of spectators and onlookers, very few people will be able to tell from the crowd or jockey that horse racing was once a sport dominated and populated by African Americans. Much of the nation doesn't know that black jockeys were the first black athletes to compete against white athletes as well as share spaces in designated areas. The influence of derby and horse racing reaches deep in the veins of the country's history. The Soul of Thoroughbred Racing will celebrate the lives and legacy of some forgotten sports heroes who have left their imprint in the sands of time.