Alonzo Clayton
On this date in 1892, a Black rider became the youngest jockey ever to win the Kentucky Derby.
Alonzo “Lonnie” Clayton, 15 years old, rallied Azra to an impressive nose victory in a three-horse field to become the youngest jockey to win the Derby.
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