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The article reports the death of Larry Demeritte, a 75-year-old horse trainer who passed away on May 19, 2025, from cardiac arrest after a long battle with cancer. Demeritte, a Bahamas native, moved to the U.S. in 1976 and fulfilled his dream of running a horse in the Kentucky Derby in 2024. He became the second Black trainer in the Derby since 1951.

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