About
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.
Premieres Monday, November 20 at 9/8 pm on KET
The image of the painting First Futurity by L. Maurer appears courtesy of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.
TV Schedules
Upcoming
The Legacy of Black Horsemen
Explore the stories and contributions of Black jockeys, trainers, owners, grooms and exercise riders in the 1800s who persevered through enslavement, the outbreak of the Civil War, segregation and Jim Crow laws and were instrumental in laying the foundation of the Thoroughbred industry in America. A 2023 KET production. This program is funded in part by the KET Endowment for Kentucky Productions.
- Saturday December 23, 2023 12:00 am ET on KETKY
- Friday December 22, 2023 11:00 pm CT on KETKY
- Saturday December 23, 2023 8:30 am ET on KETKY
- Saturday December 23, 2023 7:30 am CT on KETKY
- Saturday December 23, 2023 5:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Saturday December 23, 2023 4:00 pm CT on KETKY
- Tuesday December 26, 2023 6:00 am ET on KETKY
- Tuesday December 26, 2023 5:00 am CT on KETKY
- Tuesday December 26, 2023 2:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Tuesday December 26, 2023 1:30 pm CT on KETKY
- Tuesday December 26, 2023 11:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Tuesday December 26, 2023 10:00 pm CT on KETKY
- Wednesday December 27, 2023 6:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Wednesday December 27, 2023 5:00 pm CT on KETKY
Recent
The Legacy of Black Horsemen
- Saturday December 2, 2023 9:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Saturday December 2, 2023 8:00 pm CT on KETKY
- Friday December 1, 2023 4:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Friday December 1, 2023 3:00 pm CT on KETKY
- Thursday November 30, 2023 11:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Thursday November 30, 2023 10:00 pm CT on KETKY
- Wednesday November 29, 2023 8:00 am ET on KETKY
- Wednesday November 29, 2023 7:00 am CT on KETKY
- Tuesday November 28, 2023 4:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Tuesday November 28, 2023 3:00 pm CT on KETKY
- Monday November 27, 2023 8:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Monday November 27, 2023 7:00 pm CT on KETKY
- Sunday November 26, 2023 1:30 pm ET on KETKY
- Sunday November 26, 2023 12:30 pm CT on KETKY
- Saturday November 25, 2023 9:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Saturday November 25, 2023 8:00 pm CT on KETKY
- Saturday November 25, 2023 5:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Saturday November 25, 2023 4:00 pm CT on KETKY
- Saturday November 25, 2023 8:30 am ET on KETKY
- Saturday November 25, 2023 7:30 am CT on KETKY
- Friday November 24, 2023 8:00 pm ET on KETKY
- Friday November 24, 2023 7:00 pm CT on KETKY
- Thursday November 23, 2023 9:00 pm ET on KET2
- Thursday November 23, 2023 8:00 pm CT on KET2
- Thursday November 23, 2023 4:00 pm ET on KET
- Thursday November 23, 2023 3:00 pm CT on KET
- Wednesday November 22, 2023 2:34 am ET on KET
- Wednesday November 22, 2023 1:34 am CT on KET
- Monday November 20, 2023 9:00 pm ET on KET
- Monday November 20, 2023 8:00 pm CT on KET
