Dightman, widely known as the “Jackie Robinson of rodeo,” was the first Black cowboy to compete in the National Rodeo Finals.

TAMPA, Fla. — The history of Black jockeys in America is one that dates back to the first Kentucky Derby in 1875. Oliver Lewis rode that winning horse, Aristides, crossing the one-and-a-half ...

BTHrs = number of black-type stakes horses, which include runners that won or placed in a stakes; GSWnrs = graded/group stakes winners; and G1SWnrs = grade/group 1 winners; AWD = progeny average ...