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Jul 31, 1972 · ORIGINAL LAYOUT. Robyn Smith, the jockey, invented herself a few years ago so that she could succeed in that role. Few athletes have forfeited more than she has to chase after a dream, to try...
Smith appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated on July 31, 1972. Shortly afterwards, it was announced that she would become the first female rider to be honored by the New York Turf Writers Association in Saratoga Springs, New York.
- Robyn Smith Astaire
- 110 lb (50 kg)
- 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
- Jockey
Jun 5, 2017 · Robyn Smith, who would later marry Fred Astaire, was the best female jockey at that time, and while doing a piece on her, I discovered a few, let us say, fibs that she had told to make her life...
July 31, 1972 Sports Illustrated via Getty Images Cover, Horse Racing: Closeup portrait of jockey Robyn Smith at Belmont Park, Elmont, NY 5/17/1972
Jul 31, 1972 · Description. Publication Date: July 31st, 1972. Sports Illustrated Cover, Horse Racing: Closeup portrait of jockey Robyn Smith at Belmont Park, Elmont, NY 5/17/1972 (Photo by Jerry Cooke/Sports Illustrated) (SetNumber: X16839) Uploaded. March 24th, 2020.
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In 1972, she was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated. In 1973 Smith became the first woman to win a major stakes race, when she rode North Sea to victory in the $25,000 Paumonok Hadicap on March 1, opening day at Aqueduct. She would win a handful of stakes over her career and place in a Graded Stakes.
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