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tough decision
Pull Out of the Kentucky Derby? Pressure on a Black Owner Mounts
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But this isn’t like any other year. Harbut is the rare Black horse owner in a sport that is among the whitest in America. Now, he is hearing calls that he should boycott America’s most famous race.
Joe Drape
The New York Times
Greg Harbut watches as his horse, Necker Island, prepares to race during the Runhappy Ellis Park Derby at Ellis Park in Henderson, Ky., Aug. 9, 2020. (William DeShazer/The New York Times)
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Pull Out of the Kentucky Derby? Pressure on a Black Owner Mounts
Pull Out of the Kentucky Derby? Pressure on a Black Owner Mounts
In any other year, Greg Harbut would be enjoying the achievement of a lifetime. On Saturday, he will watch his horse Necker Island enter the starting gate for the 146th running of the Kentucky Derby, a moment of pride for a family that over the generations has built its success in the...
Joe Drape
The New York Times
Greg Harbut watches as his horse, Necker Island, prepares to race during the Runhappy Ellis Park Derby at Ellis Park in Henderson, Ky., Aug. 9, 2020. (William DeShazer/The New York Times)
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