George B. “Spider” Anderson is considered one of the greatest African American jockeys in horse racing history. Very little is known about the early life of Anderson. Anderson achieved his greatest accomplishment by being the first African American jockey to win the Preakness Stakes held at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. The Preakness Stakes […]
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