Tags: Jockey (Horse Racer).
Marlon St. Julien (born February 13 1972 in Lafayette Louisiana) is an American equestrian professional in Thoroughbred horse racing.In 2000 he became the first African-American jockey to ride in the Kentucky Derby in 79 years when he rode Curule to a seventh-place finish. [1]St. Julien began his professional riding career in 1989 at Evangeline Downs where he won his first race.