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Sylvia Rideoutt Bishop
American horse trainer (1920 – 2004)
Sylvia Rideoutt Bishop (October 5, 1920 – December 27, 2004) was an American horse trainer.[1] In 1954, Bishop became the first female African American to train Thoroughbreds in the United States when the West Virginia Legislature authorized her with the license for training racehorses.[2][3] Between 1987 and 2000, Bishop's horses won 44 races, earning a total of US$166,633.[4]