Description Horse Racing and the Commonwealth of Kentucky are synonymous. details the rich and the lesser-known History at the tracks in the Bluegrass State..
Author, historian and Lexington native Foster Ockerman Jr.
Gambling on races is a popular pastime, but betting in the early days caused significant changes in the sport.
Many famous African American jockeys grew up in the area but fled to Europe during the Jim Crow era.
The Seventeenth Earl of Derby made the trip from England to Louisville for the famed Kentucky Derby.
The equine industry in the state dates as far back as the eighteenth century, and some of that History remains untold.
Description Horse Racing and the Commonwealth of Kentucky are synonymous