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About
The Legacy of Black Horsemen, an hour-long historical documentary, tells the stories of Black jockeys, trainers, owners, grooms, and exercisers in the 1800s whose contributions helped lay the foundation for the Thoroughbred industry. It is an era that paralleled slavery, the outbreak of the Civil War, and the ensuing segregation and Jim Crow laws that generations would face and overcome to be successful. Utilizing contemporary interviews, reenactments, historical photographs and paintings, the film highlights the Black horsemen who were instrumental in making Thoroughbred racing America’s first national pastime. The program is funded in part by the KET Endowment for Kentucky Productions.
The image of the painting First Futurity by L. Maurer appears courtesy of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.
The program is funded in part by the KET Endowment for Kentucky Productions.
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The Legacy of Black Horsemen
- Saturday May 4, 2024 5:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Saturday May 4, 2024 4:00 pm CT on KETKY
- Saturday May 4, 2024 12:00 am ET on KETKY
- Friday May 3, 2024 11:00 pm CT on KETKY
- Friday May 3, 2024 8:00 am ET on KETKY
- Friday May 3, 2024 7:00 am CT on KETKY
- Thursday May 2, 2024 4:00 pm ET on KET
- Thursday May 2, 2024 3:00 pm CT on KET
- Thursday May 2, 2024 4:00 am ET on KET
- Thursday May 2, 2024 3:00 am CT on KET
- Thursday May 2, 2024 12:00 am ET on KETKY
- Wednesday May 1, 2024 11:00 pm CT on KETKY
- Wednesday May 1, 2024 6:01 am ET on KETKY
- Wednesday May 1, 2024 5:01 am CT on KETKY
- Tuesday April 30, 2024 9:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Tuesday April 30, 2024 8:00 pm CT on KETKY
- Monday April 29, 2024 8:00 am ET on KETKY
- Monday April 29, 2024 7:00 am CT on KETKY
- Monday April 29, 2024 12:00 am ET on KETKY
- Sunday April 28, 2024 11:00 pm CT on KETKY
- Sunday April 28, 2024 2:00 pm ET on KET
- Sunday April 28, 2024 1:00 pm CT on KET