Medina Spirit wins 147th Kentucky Derby as Breonna Taylor protesters get arrested at the Black Lives Matter march in the Derby City in Louisville, Ky.
Pictured are 2021 Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit, which was ridden by jockey John R. Velazquez, and the late Breonna Taylor, whom Louisville Metro police gunned down in March of 2020. Clevelandurbannews .com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com , Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog.Tel: (216) 659-0473 and Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com. By Kathy Wray Coleman, associate publisher, editor-in-chief CLEVELANDURBANNEWS.COM, LOUISVILLE, Kentucky- Ridden by jockey John R, Velazquez and with odds of 12-1, Medina Spirit (pictured) edged Mandaloun by a half length to win the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby Saturday at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky as four protesters were arrested that day following a Black Lives Matter protest for Breonna Taylor held in the Derby City. Hot Rod Charlie was another half-length back in third, and Essential Quality , the post-time favorite at 5-2, finished nearby in fourth place. Bourbonic , a colt train