Jockey saddle used by Marlon St. Julien
date: label: Date
content: before 2000
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Used by
content: Marlon St. Julien, American, born 1972
notes: label: Caption
content: In 2000 Marlon St. Julien became the first African American to race in the Kentucky Derby in almost eighty years. He used this saddle in the Derby.
label: Description
content: A black leather jockey saddle used by Marlon St. Julien at the 2000 Kentucky Derby. The saddle has tan stitching along the seams and shows signs of use and wear, particularly along the seams of the back panel and the proper right skirt.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Horse racing
label: Topic
content: Sports
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
label: Exhibition
content: Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 052
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Marlon St. Julien
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2020.43.5
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: leather
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x L: 4 × 19 × 21 in. (10.2 × 48.3 × 53.3 cm)