[DOC] [TLE] Lewis, Oliver (1856-1924) | The Black Past: Remembered and ... [PAR] In 1875, Oliver Lewis became the first jockey to win the Kentucky Derby, ... The 
race was held at what was then the Louisville Jockey Club on May 17, 1875, but 
is now ... Lewis rode a horse named Aristide, which was one of two colts entered 
by ... pack while Aristide and Volcano were running neck and neck for first place. [DOC] [TLE] Oliver Lewis Biography - Race, Aristides, Kentucky, and Derby ... [PAR] Riding the colt Aristides, Oliver Lewis won the inaugural Kentucky Derby on May 
17, 1875. ... Lewis had been instructed to force the pace to favor another horse 
owned by H.P. McGrath, Chesapeake. ... the Belmont Stakes and won three 
races on Churchill Downs that season, but he never rode in the Kentucky Derby 
again. [DOC] [TLE] Ray Winbush - Lest We forget: On May 17, 1875, the *first ... [PAR] ... On May 17, 1875, the *first* Kentucky Derby was run and *won* by Oliver 
Lewis, an Afrikan. ... Lewis took advantage of his ability to understand and ride 
horses going on to ... The races at the time showcased a field of 15 jockeys, 13 of 
them being ... Aristides, a three year old thoroughbred trained by the African 
American... [DOC] [TLE] The Kentucky Derby's Forgotten Jockeys | History | Smithsonian [PAR] Apr 23, 2009 ... African Americans had been involved in racing and with horses since the ... On 
opening day, May 17, 1875, Oliver Lewis, a 19-year-old black native Kentuckian, 
rode Aristides, a chestnut colt trained by a former slave, to a record-setting victory
. ... After his 1903 run in the Kentucky Derby, black Americans... [DOC] [TLE] The Kentucky Derby's Forgotten Black Jockeys - History in the ... [PAR] May 3, 2013 ... On May 17, 1875, thousands of eager horse racing fans poured through ... on the 
thoroughbreds in the featured race, the inaugural Kentucky Derby. ... across the 
oval, jockey Oliver Lewis spurred on his chestnut colt Aristides to a one-length 
victory in the fastest time ever recorded by a three-year-old horse. [DOC] [TLE] May 17, 1875 - The first Kentucky Derby horse race took place at ... [PAR] May 17, 1875 - The first Kentucky Derby horse race took place at Churchill 
Downs in Louisville. The horse, Aristides, and his rider, Oliver Lewis, crossed the 
finish line ahead of the rest of the field at ... Run for the Roses - Kentucky Derby 
..... Oliver Lewis rode Aristides to a come-from-behind victory in the first Kentucky 
Derby. [DOC] [TLE] Oliver Lewis [PAR] Oliver Lewis, the African American jockey who rode the coit Aristides, won the 
rst Kentucky Derby on May 17, 1875. His time of two ... Williamson was later 
inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1998. Lewis ... 
He was 19 years old in 1875 when he entered the inaugural Kentucky Derby. 
Very little... [DOC] [TLE] Kentucky Derby - Wikipedia [PAR] The Kentucky Derby /drbi/ is a horse race held annually in Louisville, 
Kentucky, United ... On May 17, 1875, in front of an estimated crowd of 10,000 
people, a field of 15 ... Under jockey Oliver Lewis, a colt named Aristides, who 
was trained by future ... Prior to 1931, eleven times the Preakness was run before 
the Derby. [DOC] [TLE] kentucky derby | Black Male Equestrians [PAR] Winkfield was finally inducted in the Horse Racing Hall of Fame in 2004 and in 
2005 .... day, May 17, 1875, Oliver Lewis, a 19-year-old black native Kentuckian, 
rode ... In 1875 at the inaugural running of the Kentucky Derby, 13 of the 15 riders 
... African-American jockey Oliver Lewis rode Aristides to a two-length victory in... [DOC] [TLE] willie simms | Black Male Equestrians [PAR] Mar 7, 2015 ... Winkfield was finally inducted in the Horse Racing Hall of Fame in 2004 .... On 
opening day

Question: Oliver Lewis rode Aristides to victory in the inaugural running of this horse race on May 17, 1875
Answer: Kentucky Derby