Edwin Forest

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Edwin Forest

Edwin Forest, pictured here, was owned by Robert A. Alexander, who also owned the famous Asteroid, who was jockeyed by Edward Dudley Brown. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.

This file appears in: Edward Dudley Brown

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…