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This is a list of notable jockeys, both male and female, covering jockeys who have competed worldwide in all forms of horse racing A. Fred Archer ...
Terry A. West (born ca. 1958) is an African-American equestrian from Maryland, former jockey and member of the state's Racing Commission. She is notable as one of the first black female jockeys in the United States to have a racing license. After retiring from racing, West continued in the horse industry as a competitor in hunter and jumper shows.
Since 1977, female jockeys have been allowed in the Grand National horse race following the passing of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975. A total of 20 female jockeys have entered the Grand National since then. Charlotte Brew on her horse, Barony Fort, was the first woman to compete in the race, in 1977. In 1982 Geraldine Rees became the first ...
The situation changed at Hialeah because the track officials threatened sanctions against the male jockeys. [3] In 1970, she became the first female jockey to ride in the Kentucky Derby. [10] 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. [11]
Hayley Turner becomes the first female jockey in Europe to ride 1,000 winners with victory on Tradesman at Chelmsford.
Eva Ring (1911–1989) was among the first female jockeys to ride and train winning race horses in Canada in the 1930s–1940s. It was a time in North American history when women were not permitted to obtain a jockey license or ride in flat races alongside their male counterparts, but Ring was a trailblazer and managed to overcome many of the obstacles of her time.
Donna Barton Brothers (born April 20, 1966, in Alamogordo, New Mexico) is a former jockey who won over 1,100 horse races and now covers horse racing and other equestrian sports for NBC Sports. She is probably most recognizable for her interviews with the winning jockeys from horseback after the Triple Crown and Breeders' Cup races.
2001 – No. 1 in wins among female jockeys in the United States; 2002 – No. 1 in wins among female Jockeys in the United States; 2003 – First jockey to receive the Babe Didrikson Zaharias Award; 2003 – Fifth woman to ride in the Kentucky Derby in 129 years (Supah Blitz) finished 13th; 2004 – Retired from horse racing for about 18 months