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Jockey: Erskine Henderson

Horse: Joe Cotton

Kentucky Derby Winner: 1885

Jockey Silks: Black/Red Sash/Red Cap

Erskine Henderson is the only jockey to win three derbies in one year: the Kentucky Derby, Tennessee Derby, and Coney Island (New York) Derby, all in 1885 aboard Joe Cotton. Henderson's horse was trained by Alex Perry - an African American horse trainer. Black jockeys and trainers dominated the Kentucky Derby from 1875 to 1902.

Jockey: Babe Hurd (1866-1928)

Horse: Apollo

Kentucky Derby Winner: 1882

Jockey Silks: Purple Silk/White Cap

By the age of thirteen, Hurd rode Thoroughbreds owned by Oden Bowie, Governor of Maryland. His first win came aboard the horse Cinderella. In 1882, Babe and Mitchell Hurd worked for Green B. Morris and James Patton stable of Kansas City, Missouri. Horses they rode in spring in Georgia, South Carolina, and Louisiana included: Duke of Kent, Jim Ferrell, Exeter, Fisherman, and Apollo. He was also a noted steeplechase rider. Hurd, born in Texas, died at the Longridge Farm in Bourbon County, Kentucky, and was buried in Chicago. He had lived in Chicago in 1892, according to his voter registration information, where he worked at the Garfield Park Racetrack.

Jockey: Shelby "Pike" Barnes

Horse: Proctor Knott

Kentucky Derby Winner: 1888

Jockey Silks: Orange/Blue

Shelby D "Pike" Barnes was included into the National Museum of Racing's Hall of Fame in 2011. He was born Beaver Dam, Kentucky, the son of Joseph Barnes and Susan Austin Barnes. Barnes became a jockey at 14 years old and won 206 races in his career. Barnes' notable achievements include the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes.

Jockey: Willie Simms

Horse: Plaudit

Kentucky Derby Winner: 1898

Jockey Silks: Red and White/Red and White Cap

Willie Simms

Jockey: Oliver Lewis (1856-1924)

Horse: Aristides

Kentucky Derby Winner: 1875

Jockey Silks: Green/Orange Sash/Green Cap

Oliver Lewis at age 18 was the first African American to win the Kentucky Derby. Oliver Lewis Way was dedicated in Lexington, Kentucky 2010. Lewis and Aristides took second place in the Belmont Stakes which is now the third race of the U.S. Triple Crown series. He is the great great grandfather of actor Rodney Van Johnson.

Jockey: William "Billy" Walker

Horse: Baden-Baden

Kentucky Derby Winner: 1877

Jockey Silks: Blue/White Sash/White Cap

William Walker was born in 1860 on a farm near Versailles in Woodford County, Kentucky. Like many African American jockeys of this era, Walker was already riding competitively at age 11, first at Jerome Park in New York and then later that year at the Kentucky Association track in Lexington, Kentucky. He won his first race that year and then his first stakes race at age 13. Walker was 15 when he rode in the inaugural Kentucky Derby in 1875, a race in which 13 of 15 horses were ridden by African Americans. Under contract, Walker rode Baden-Baden in the 1877 Kentucky Derby and won.

Jockey: Isaac Burns Murphy (1861-1896)

Horse: Kingman

Kentucky Derby Winner: 1891

Jockey Silks: Purple/Orange/Blue Cap

Isaac Burns Murphy (January 6, 1861 - February 16, 1896) was an American Hall of Fame jockey, considered one of the greatest riders in American Thoroughbred horse racing history. He won three runnings of the Kentucky Derby and was the first jockey to be inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame at its creation in 1955.

Jockey: Anthony Hamilton (1866-1904)

Horse: Counter Tenor

Metropolitan Handicap Winner: 1896

Jockey Silks: Blue with White Stars/Blue with White Stars Cap

Anthony Hamilton was born in 1866 and is frequently referred to as Tony Hamilton. Hailed from South Carolina, but it was New York where he would achieve his greatest successes in racing. Hamilton dominated the sport of horse racing like few riders before or since. Hamilton was a natural jockey; he had a good knowledge of pace and a capital seat in the saddle. Hamilton nabbed victories in all three legs of the old "New York Handicap Triple Crown," winning the 1896. Metropolitan Handicap aboard Counter Tenor, the 1895 Suburban Handicap aboard Lazzarone, and the 1889 and 1895 Brooklyn Handicaps aboard Exile and Hornpipe, respectively.

Jockey: Jimmy Winkfield (1882-1974)

Horse: His Emminence

Kentucky Derby Winner: 1901

Jockey Silks: Red/White/Blue - Red/White/Blue Cap

Jimmy Winkfield was the last African American jockey to win the Kentucky Derby. He won in 1901 and 1902. He was a Thoroughbred jockey and horse trainer from Kentucky, best remembered as the last African American to ride a winner in the Kentucky Derby 1902. During Jim Crow, he left America and dominated overseas horseracing.

Jockey: Isaac Lewis (1867-1919)

Horse: Montrose

Kentucky Derby Winner: 1887

Jockey Silks: Yellow/Purple Sash/Yellow and Red Cap

Isaac Lewis was born in Hutchinson Station, Kentucky, was the son of Henry and Mary J Lewis. A 17-year-old jockey, he won the 1887 Kentucky Derby aboard Montrose. He had been around horses all his life; both he and his older brother Garrett Davis Lewis were listed in the 1880 Census as being employed working with horses.

Jockey: Alonzo Clayton

Horse: Azra

Kentucky Derby Winner: 1892

Jockey Silks: Peacock Blue/Yellow Sash/Yellow Cap

Alonzo "Lonnie" Clayton was born in Mississippi on January 4, 1876, which is the date of birth and place of birth given on his death certificate. At age 15, he is "one of the great riders" of the New York circuit all through the 1890s. He holds the record for youngest jockey ever to win the Kentucky Derby.

Jockey: William "Billy" Walker

Horse: Baden-Baden

Kentucky Derby Winner: 1877

Jockey Silks: Blue/White Sash/White Cap

William Walker was born in 1860 on a farm near Versailles in Woodford County, Kentucky. Like many African American jockeys of this era, Walker was already riding competitively at age 11, first at Jerome Park in New York and then later that year at the Kentucky Association track in Lexington, Kentucky. He won his first race that year and then his first stakes race at age 13. Walker was 15 when he rode in the inaugural Kentucky Derby in 1875, a race in which 13 of 15 horses were ridden by African Americans. Under contract, Walker rode Baden-Baden in the 1877 Kentucky Derby and won.

Jockey: Jimmy Lee (1887-1915)

Horse: Wing Ting

Kentucky Oaks Winner: 1907

Jockey Silks: Blue and White/White Cap

James "Jimmy" Lee was born about 1887 in Raceland, Louisiana, the son of Augusta Hadley. Although no records have been found that name his father, it seems likely that his mother's husband Major Lee, who she married in 1882, was his father. Jimmy started working with horses around the age of 14, in 1901. On June 5, 1907, he made racing history when he won all six races on a six-race card at Churchill Downs, Kentucky. He was the third jockey in the world to win all the races on his card on American soil. On June 8, 1907, he also won the Kentucky Oaks on a horse named "Wing Ting" at Churchill Downs.

Jockey: Jimmy Winkfield (1882-1974)

Horse: His Emminence

Kentucky Derby Winner: 1901

Jockey Silks: Red/White/Blue - Red/White/Blue Cap

Jimmy Winkfield was the last African American jockey to win the Kentucky Derby. He won in 1901 and 1902. He was a Thoroughbred jockey and horse trainer from Kentucky, best remembered as the last African American to ride a winner in the Kentucky Derby 1902. During Jim Crow, he left America and dominated overseas horseracing.