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Rich Strike highlights horse racing’s lack of diversity

Eric Reed, right, trainer of Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike, speaks with groom Jerry Dixon Jr. as they walk the horse around his barn in Louisville, Ky., May 29, 2022. Dixon, a fourth-generation horseman who works with his father, is one of a handful of Black horsemen who can be seen around the backside barns of tracks working as trainers, grooms and hot walkers, but their numbers are scarce compared to the overwhelming presence of Latino workers. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley) As his father, Jerry Dixon Sr., right, holds Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike, trainer Jerry Dixon Jr. gives the horse a bath after a morning workout at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., May 29, 2022. Dixon Jr., a fourth-generation horseman who works with his father, is one of a handful of Black horsemen who can be seen around the backside barns of tracks working as trainers, grooms and hot walkers, but their numbers are scarce compared to the overwhelming presence of Latino workers. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley) Jerry Dixon Jr., right, trainer of Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike, walks the Derby winner around his barn with exercise rider Gabriel Lagunes up before a morning workout at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., May 29, 2022. Dixon, a fourth-generation horseman who works with his father, is one of a handful of Black horsemen who can be seen around the backside barns of tracks working as trainers, grooms and hot walkers, but their numbers are scarce compared to the overwhelming presence of Latino workers. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley) Jerry Dixon Jr., right, trainer of Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike, watches the horse as his father, Jerry Dixon Sr., times the workout around Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., May 29, 2022. Dixon Jr., a fourth-generation horseman who works with his father, is one of a handful of Black horsemen who can be seen around the backside barns of tracks working as trainers, grooms and hot walkers, but their numbers are scarce compared to the overwhelming presence of Latino workers. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
Rich Strike highlights horse racing’s lack of diversity