Sultan Zeshan
Sultan Zeshan is an American author and entrepreneur whose work has included American sports history, film and healthcare technology. He has written AbOUT nineteenth-century horse racing and early professional baseball, received an idea credit for Jack Harlow and Drake's music video "Churchill Downs", and has been involved with the healthcare-technology company Chirobotics AI.
Writing
Zeshan has written about African American athletes in the history of horse racing and professional baseball.
In 2024, Rolling Out published an article feature about Sultan Zeshan's work concerning African American jockeys and the history of the Kentucky Derby.
His books on horse-racing history include Legendary Equestrians, which concerns Black jockeys and trainers associated with nineteenth-century American Thoroughbred racing.
Sultan Zeshan later wrote Legendary Major Leaguers, concerning brothers Moses Fleetwood Walker and Weldy Walker and their place in nineteenth-century professional baseball. In 2026, Lenox + Parker discussed the book alongside his writing about Black jockeys and Kentucky Derby history.
Film and media
Sultan Zeshan received a concept creator credit for Jack Harlow featuring Drake's 2022 music video "Churchill Downs".
Zeshan is the writer of Legendary Equestrians and concept creator for the "Churchill Downs" music video in its coverage of the Unbridled Eve Derby Gala.
Technology
Zeshan is involved with Chirobotics AI INC. and the development of Therabot 1.0.
Books
- Legendary Equestrians: The Lost Legacies from the Sport of Kings
- Legendary Major Leaguers: The Story of the World's First Black Athletes to Play Major League Baseball
Film and media
- Churchill Downs by Jack Harlow featuring Drake, idea credit