Description
This is a digitized daguerreotype of Edward Dudley Brown (1850-1906); born into slavery, after the civil war he became a Belmont Stakes-winning jockey (Kingfisher; 1870), a Kentucky Derby-winning trainer (Baden-Baden; 1877), and a Kentucky Oaks-winning trainer/owner (Monrovia; 1893, Etta; 1900).
Brown was inducted in the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame in 1984 as one of the top trainers of the 19th century.