Jockey Silks Art Project

The Kentucky Equine Education Project will offer a limited edition "The Color of Silk" print in recognition of Black History Month. The print commemorates the Jockey Silks Art Project featuring the racing silks worn by African American jockeys who won 16 Kentucky Derby races held from 1875 to 1902. Nine of the jockeys were born in Kentucky. Seven of the Thoroughbreds they rode were trained by African Americans. "The Color of Silk" is a product of a living and learning community at UK, LEXengaged, that brought together William Wells Brown...