Interview with Carlton "Sunny" Wright, April 21, 2008
Project: Horse Industry in Kentucky Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Wright talks about his work in the horse industry as an exercise rider. He began working with horses when he was a child and continued to work at racetracks until he retired from Churchill Downs. Wright tells some stories about his time at the racetrack, his family, and his friends. He talks about the problems he has had with segregation and gives some advice he has about life.Interview Accession
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Horses African Americans in horse racing Racetracks (Horse racing) Alcohol Churchill Downs IncorporatedInterview Rights
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Wright, Carlton Interview by Kim Lady Smith. 21 Apr. 2008. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Wright, C. (2008, April 21). Interview by K. L. Smith. Horse Industry in Kentucky Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Wright, Carlton, interview by Kim Lady Smith. April 21, 2008, Horse Industry in Kentucky Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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