Stuff You Missed in History Class
Stuff You Missed in History Class
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SYMHC Classics: Jimmy Winkfield, Derby Pioneer
16 minutes Posted May 5, 2018 at 9:00 am.
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Today's episode revisits the story of Jimmy Winkfield, who won the Kentucky Derby twice. When this podcast was published originally, he was the last African-American jockey to win the race. Winkfield moved abroad in 1904 to continue his career, but it wasn't until 2005 that Congress honored his work. 

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