Diane Crump on Making Jockey History
The 1st female professional jockey is the subject of a new biography
Diane Crump, the first female professional jockey (1969) and first woman to ride in the Kentucky Derby (1970). The pioneer rider shattered the glass ceiling for women on the horse racing saddle.
In 1970, spectators at the Kentucky Derby saw something they’ve never witnessed before- a female jockey piloting one of the horses into the starting gate. Diane …