Cheryl White, the 1st Black Female Jockey and Cleveland Legend, Passes Away at 65
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Wednesday, October 9, 2019
To donate to the Cheryl White Memorial & Celebration of Life Party fundraiser, visit https://www.gofundme.com/f/8nw94q-cheryl-white?rcid=r01-156952298126-a0f... .
Key Points:
- To donate to the Cheryl White Memorial & Celebration of Life Party fundraiser, visit https://www.gofundme.com/f/8nw94q-cheryl-white?rcid=r01-156952298126-a0f... .
- After the memorial service for Cheryl, the balance of funds and any future donations will be put towards the permanent memorial and foundation.
- In a recent betchicago article, Cheryl was quoted as saying about her first historic race, "I just wanted those gates to open.
- On September 2, 1971, at Waterford Park, Cheryl became the first black woman to win a thoroughbred horse race in the United States.