Asteroid

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Asteroid

Edward Dudley Brown, better known as "Brown Dick" is pictured in this Edward Troye painting in the jockey silks of Woodburn Farms as the rider of the famous Asteroid. Courtesy of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.

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By Tim Talbott
Historical Marker #2027 in Woodford County notes the historical significance of Edward Dudley Brown, an African American jockey, horse owner, and trainer. Brown, better known as Brown Dick—nicknamed after a fast horse of that era —was born into…