Why America’s greatest racehorse still dominates the track today

Every horse running in the 2023 Kentucky Derby descends from a mighty stallion named Lexington, the most renowned thoroughbred of the 19th century.

Lexington was the most celebrated steed of the antebellum South. His prowess sprang from an unlikely partnership between a white doctor and a Black horseman.

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