The truth about the Kentucky Derby

Source: @coppertelevision Kentucky Derby's Untold Story: Black Horsemen Made Racing History!

Today is Derby Day 2025, and while everyone’s watching odds, post times, and horses here’s the story you won’t see on the broadcast.

In 2022, longshot Rich Strike shocked the world but the man behind that miracle? A Black groom named Jerry Dixon Jr., part of a legacy dating back to the 1800s.

Did you know Black jockeys dominated the early Kentucky Derbies? Isaac Murphy won it three times. Black horsemen built this sport before Jim Crow laws pushed them out of the spotlight.

So while you’re checking who’s racing at Churchill Downs today remember: the Derby isn’t just about speed. It’s about history, and that history is Black. Watch to the end and share this story.