Rodney Van Johnson Oliver Lewis
Rodney Van Johnson, the great-great grandson of jockey Oliver Lewis, stands behind the statue of the first Kentucky Derby-winning jockey that his family donated and unveiled at Churchill Downs on June 24, 2026.
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At age 19, he rode Aristides to victory before a crowd of roughly 10,000 spectators in 1875, becoming the first winning jockey in the history of America's most famous horse race.Â
