Ansel Williamson

Good Morning POU! We continue our series on the pillars of thoroughbred racing in the United States as we near the 140th Kentucky Derby race. Ansel Williamson was an African American thoroughbred horse racing trainer. He was born a slave in Virginia sometime around the middle part of the 19th century. In 1864 he was purchased by Robert A. Alexander, owner of the … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: African Americans and The Sport of Horse Racing