![Clelbratign Black History Month with Georgia as Cheryl White. She Made History as a winning jockey.](https://i2.wp.com/shemadehistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Cheryl-White.jpg?resize=459%2C512)
Cheryl White was the first woman to win five thoroughbred races in a single day at a major track on October 19, 1983. At the time of her
In 1990, she was presented an Award of Merit by the African-American Sports Hall of Fame. White passed the California Horse Racing Board’s Steward examination in 1991 and began serving as a racing official at various California tracks.
In White’s 21 years of racing, she won 750 races. Cheryl White was one of racing’s pioneers. #shemadehistory
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