nationality name known_for article_title birth_name occupation
american diane crump first in the united states woman to ride in a professional horse race diane crump
 1948 jockey horse trainer
diane crump

diane crump -lrb- born 1948 -rrb- is an american jockey and horse trainer .
on february 7 , 1969 , crump became the first woman to ride in a professional race in the united states .
her participation in the event was so contested that she required a full police escort through the crowds at the hialeah park race track .
in a 2012 interview , crump described what arriving at the race was like : the crowd was just swarming all over me .
they were crazy , up in arms ... the hecklers were yelling : ` go back to the kitchen and cook dinner . '
that was the mentality at the time .
they thought i was going to be the downfall of the whole sport , which is such a medieval thought .
i was like : ` come on people , this is the 1960s ! '
crump ultimately finished 10th in the 12-horse race .
in 1970 , she became the first female jockey to ride in the kentucky derby .
crump and her horse , fathom , came in 15th in a 17-horse race .
by the time she ended her racing career in 1985 , she had ridden to 235 wins .
on february 1 , 1989 , crump suffered a broken leg , ankle and ribs from a riding accident and was hospitalized for ten days .
