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In 1970, she became the first female jockey to ride in the Kentucky Derby. Crump won the first race on the undercard that day, and then on a horse named Fathom, came in 15th in a 17-horse field in the Derby. By the time she ended her racing career in 1985, she had ridden to 235 wins, though she is officially credited with 228 by Equibase.
May 4, 2019 · The Kentucky Derby’s first female jockey ignored insults and boycott threats. She just wanted to ride. Diane Crump was just 21 when she made horse-racing history. By Eliza McGraw. May 4,...
May 4, 2024 · Diane Crump, the first female professional jockey (1969) and first woman to ride in the Kentucky Derby (1970). The pioneer rider shattered the glass ceiling for women on the horse racing saddle. Posted Saturday, May 4, 2024 8:00 am.
Apr 28, 2022 · Diane Crump, the lady jockey who was aboard Right Sean in the first race of the Kentucky Derby program on Saturday, sports a mud pack on her cap and face after winning the race on May 2, 1970 in Louisville, Kentucky. She nosed out jockey J. McNight aboard Savo on a very muddy Churchill Downs track.
May 5, 2017 · Diane Crump, here in 1969, says women jockeys made a lot of progress during her 30-year career. Gene Herrick/AP. CNN — When Diane Crump became the first woman to ride at Hialeah, she faced...
Right to Ride, inspired by the 50th anniversary of Diane Crump’s historic first ride in the Kentucky Derby in 1970, tells this story of the intrepid women who refused to settle for second best and made it possible for future generations of female jockeys to enjoy—at the highest level—their right to ride in professional Thoroughbred horse ...
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May 2, 2020 · Diane Crump, the lady jockey who was aboard Right Sean in the first race of the Kentucky Derby program on Saturday, sports a mud pack on her cap and face after winning the race on May 2,...