Diane Crump, First Woman to Ride in the Kentucky Derby, Dies at 77

A lover of horses since she was a child, she helped women jockeys break into the world of professional horse racing ...

First female jockey to ride in Kentucky Derby dies: ‘An iconic trailblazer’

Diane Crump, the first female jockey to ride in the Kentucky Derby in 1970, has died. She was 77. Crump died on Jan. 1 in Winchester, Virginia, her daughter, Della Payne, announced in a GoFundMe post.

Diane Crump, the first female jockey to ride in the Kentucky Derby, dies at 77

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.
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Diane Crump, first woman to ride in Kentucky Derby, dies at 77

DIDN’T LIVE AT THE HOME. HE WILL BE BACK IN COURT LATER THIS MONTH. THE FIRST WOMAN TO RIDE THE KENTUCKY DERBY HAS DIED, ACCORDING TO HER FAMILY. DIANE CRUMP PASSED AWAY ON NEW YEAR’S DAY. SHE HAD ...