Sylvia Bishop, born in 1920 became the first AfricanAmerican woman thoroughbred horse trainer in the United States. Back in the1940s and 1950s you would never see a woman around the stable at all, however, Sylvia loved horses and racing far too much to let her dream go. Bishop’s horses won 44 races between 1987 and2000. Sylvia paved the way for other black women in the sport and trained the first African American female jockey in the United States. Her grandson, trainer MichaelJones Jr. continues to keep her legacy alive.