WASHINGTON — 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. She was 77.
Diane Crump, apprentice jockey, kisses her mount Tou Ritzi after winning a Churchill Downs race in Louisville, Kentucky, April 29, 1969. 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, died Thursday. She was 77.Â
In this undated 1970 photo, jockey Diane Crump, 21, poses with Fathom in Louisville, Kentucky. 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, died Thursday. She was 77.Â
Jockey Diane Crump sports a mud pack on her cap and face after winning a Kentucky Derby race riding Right Sean in Louisville, Kentucky, May 2, 1970. 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, died Thursday. She was 77.Â
Diane Crump, apprentice jockey, kisses her mount Tou Ritzi after winning a Churchill Downs race in Louisville, Kentucky, April 29, 1969. 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, died Thursday. She was 77.Â
In this undated 1970 photo, jockey Diane Crump, 21, poses with Fathom in Louisville, Kentucky. 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, died Thursday. She was 77.Â
Jockey Diane Crump sports a mud pack on her cap and face after winning a Kentucky Derby race riding Right Sean in Louisville, Kentucky, May 2, 1970. 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, died Thursday. She was 77.Â
