Cheryl White was the first African-American female horse racing jockey in the U.S., making history at Jack Thistledown when she was just 17 years old.
NORTH RANDALL — Northeast Ohio can boast a lot of firsts. Frank Robinson was the first Black manager in Major League Baseball when he was with what was then the Cleveland Indians. The first Black mayor to lead a major U.S. city was Carl B. Stokes when he was elected as the mayor of Cleveland in 1968.
His sister’s name is Cheryl White. She was the first African-American female horse racing jockey in the U.S., making history at Jack Thistledown when she was just 17 years old. Cheryl was never intimidated by the male-dominated sport. She was a woman who was tough and always stood her ground. Cheryl rode horses that others feared and won many awards for her excellence as a jockey. As great as she was, she never wanted the limelight or attention. Cheryl just loved to ride.
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