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Kommetieding lived up to his name and brought his best form to the Durban July to overcome the draw and give Cape Town owner Ashwin Reynolds a significant triumph.
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(1884) William H. Crogman, “Negro Education: Its Helps and Hindrances”
? William Henry Crogman, a native of the West Indian island of St. Martin, was educated at Pierce Academy in Massachusetts immediately after the Civil War. In 1868 he was named to the English faculty of newly organized Claflin College in South Carolina. By 1870 Crogman returned to college, ente
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Champion jockey Mellor dies aged 83 - Stabroek News

(Reuters) - Three-times champion jockey Stan Mellor - the first to ride 1,000 winners over jumps during a celebrated career - has died aged 83, the British media reported

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Coronavirus Live Updates: CDC Chief Issues Stark Warning On Possible Second Wave And More Lockdowns As Global Cases Top 5 Million | The Oklahoma Eagle
As the world reached 5 million confirmed coronavirus cases Thursday, the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said he can’t guarantee whether a second round of lockdowns is coming as a possible second wave of the virus
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Commissioner Ellis: Honor Mickey Leland with support for homeless, hungry
Commissioner Rodney Ellis urges support for homeless and hungry to honor late Mickey Leland.
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Winkfield, Jimmy (1882-1974)
Jimmy Winkfield, born on April 12, 1882, became famous as an early 20th Century horse jockey.  Winkfield, the youngest of 17 children, was born in Chilesburg, Kentucky, a town just outside of Lexington.  As a child, he had a routine that included performing chores on the farm where his father was
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Man arrested following PE racehorse attacks | News24
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Man shot dead in Carapichaima, 4 wounded
The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News File photo - A SHOOTING at Orange Field Road in Carapichaima on the night of June 9 left one dead and four others wounded. The dead man is Ken “Panta” Castillo, 44, of Mungal Trace in Carapichaima. The police said he and a group
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Leadership Highlight: JeNeika Smith Boone the Basileus of Zeta Phi Beta’s Lambda Zeta Chapter in Houston
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'Step On Track' programme launched to introduce young people from BAME backgrounds to horseracing - Voice Online
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Murphy, Isaac Burns (1861-1896)
Isaac Murphy was born on April 16, 1861 as Isaac Burns near Frankfort, Kentucky on a farm to parents James Burns and a mother whose name is unknown.  Murphy was the first American jockey elected to Racing’s Hall of Fame in Saratoga Springs, New York and only one of two black jockeys (Willie Simms
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Wendell Felder Announces Candidacy for Ward 7 D.C. Council Seat
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Kendrick Carmouche is the first Black jockey in Kentucky Derby since 2013 | The Atlanta Voice
Long before Kendrick Carmouche started riding horses growing up in Louisiana, Black jockeys were synonymous with the sport. Black riders were atop 13 of the 15 horses in the first Kentucky Derby in 1875 and won 15 of the first 28 editions of the race. Everything has changed since: Carmouche on
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Leidesdorff, William Alexander (1810-1848)
Although little remembered today, Leidesdorff was a social, economic and political force in pre-gold rush San Francisco, California with a number of “firsts” credited to his name. When he was named the U.S. Vice Consul to Mexico in 1845, he became the nation’s first African American
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Derrick Smith tells all
The former senator and Member of Parliament (MP) for St Andrew North Western, who served the people of that Corporate Area constituency for 35 unbroken years, also held Cabinet appointments in National Security; and Mining & Telecommunications in Jamaica Labour Party
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Kendrick Carmouche Eyes The Record Books At The Kentucky Derby • EBONY
Pageantry, fashion and drama. Saturday’s horse racing Super Bowl, a.k.a, the Kentucky Derby, is sure to deliver it all. Between the mint juleps, fancy hats and zany horse names, there’s some history that might catch your eye too.  Kendrick Carmouche will be the first Black jockey to compete in the
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A black jockey, "Monk" Overton, won six straight horse races at the Washington P
A black jockey, Monk Overton, won six straight horse races at the Washington Park race track in Chicago. In 1907, another black jockey, Jimmy Lee, also won six straight races at Churchill Downs in Louisville. Prior to 1907, only two other jockeys had equalled the achievements of Overton and
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Caribbean jockeys back in the saddle soon - Barbados Today
TORONTO, Canada – Caribbean jockeys like ace rider Patrick Husbands could soon return to the saddle at prestigious Woodbine after Ontario government authorities gave the green light for horse racing to resume in the province next month, following a deadly wave of COVID-19.There has been no
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George Washington Carver
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