The Jockey & Her Horse: Inspired by the True Story of the First Black Female Jockey, Cheryl White

Following in the hoofprints ofThe Flying Horse,Pulitzer Prize nomineeSarah Maslin Nir and Raymond White Jr.sTheJockey & HerHorseis the second title in the Once Upon a Horse series. Illustrated with black-and-white art by Laylie Frazier, it is inspired by the true story of the first Black female jockey, Cheryl White, who raced to the finish line on her horse, Jetolara.

Cheryl loves horses. Shes been studying thoroughbreds at her familys horse-racing stables since she was old enough to ride on the shoulders of her father, a famous horse trainer. Cheryl wants to be a jockey. One problemshe is a girl, and there has never been a Black female jockey in history!

Jetolara is a young thoroughbred finding his place in the herd. When Cheryl literally falls onto his back and Jeto sprints off across the pasture, Cheryl discovers that she doesnt just want to be a jockey, sheisa jockeyand she and Jeto were born to race. Together, girl and horse make history and show everyone that once you learn to love yourself, the world is yours.