When Penny Ann Early attempted to become the first female jockey to race at Churchill Downs in November 1968, many of the male jockeys at the meet made no effort to hide their displeasure. “I thought ...

With a dramatic surge in the homestretch, jockey Seina Imamura secured a landmark victory in Japanese horse racing on May 24, ...

Seina Imamura became the first woman jockey to win a Japanese classic when guiding Juryoku Pierrot to victory in the Yushun ...

Anna Lee Aldred was a living legend in Montrose when I made her acquaintance shortly before she passed away in 2006, at the age of 85. She had galloped into history as the first licensed woman jockey ...

Discover how Michelle Payne broke barriers in Australian horse racing by becoming the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup after 150 years.

March 18 (Reuters) - Rachael Blackmore became the first female jockey to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup with a storming finish on 3-1 favourite A Plus Tard on Friday to continue her incredible run of ...

Here in Lexington, Kentucky, Horse Capital of the World, we’ve had about a decade of unearthed information about Black contributions to the Thoroughbred industry, from the first winning jockeys of the ...

Some trailblazers hit the spotlight, while others stay hidden in the shadows. Up until recently, Cheryl White was one of the latter. White, who died in 2019, was the first Black female jockey in ...

SIU journalism graduate Roger Peach released “Jockey Queen,” a biography of a trailblazing woman jockey who spent much of her life and career living in Southern Illinois, on Feb. 20. Peach said ...

She and horse Juryoku Pierrot finished first of 18 in the Japanese Oaks on May 24. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.