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Who Were The Jockeys In The First Kentucky Derby?

Oliver Lewis (1856–1924) was an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. On May 17, 1875, Lewis won the very first Kentucky Derby aboard Aristides. Oliver Lewis Oliver Lewis, winning jockey of the first Kentucky Derby Occupation Jockey Born 1856 Fayette County, Kentucky Died 1924 Lexington, Kentucky Who were the first jockeys? Isaac Burns Murphy (January …

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