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WASHINGTON — Diane Crump, who in 1969 became the first woman to ride professionally in a horse race and a year later became the first female jockey in the Kentucky Derby, has died. She was 77. Crump ...

Seina Imamura became the first female jockey from the Japan Racing Association to win a Grade 1 race on Sunday by triumphing ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (FOX 56) — Ferrin Peterson is not only making a name for herself on the track but also working to open doors for the next generation through her advocacy and outreach. A professional ...

Chantal Sutherland will make history Saturday as the first woman jockey to ride in the world's richest horse race. She hopes many more will follow. Sutherland will ride Game On Dude in the $10 million ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — Jamie Melham rode Half Yours to victory in the 165th Melbourne Cup on Tuesday to become the first female jockey to win a historic Australian racing double. A decade after ...

SIOBHÁN Rutledge made Irish female flat jockey history at Fairyhouse on Thursday when guiding Stone Bear to victory for the ...

Thoroughbred horse trainer Brittany Russell is the latest woman with a chance to etch her name into horse racing history when the Preakness kicks off in Maryland​.

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Jockey Diane Crump is the first woman to ride in the Kentucky Derby. Photo by Jay Thomas, Courier Journal. April 29, 1970 Courier Journal Diane Crump Photo2 Photo by Jay Thomas via Imagn Content ...