Eliza Carpenter (1851 – December 16, 1924) was a race horse owner and jockey who was born an enslaved person and achieved success as the only African-American horse racer in early Oklahoma. For more than thirty years she owned and raced a number of Thoroughbred horses in country circuits, winning many races and considerable money.
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1851 Virginia
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16 December 1924 (aged 73) Oklahoma
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