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Diane Crump - Pioneering Female Jockey

The inspiring story of the first woman to ride in America's top horse race.

In 1970, Diane Crump became the first woman jockey to compete in the Kentucky Derby – the most prestigious horse race in the United States. It was the climax of a pioneering professional career in which Crump was initially booed and heckled by race-goers and even by some male jockeys. She talks to Simon Jarvis. The programme is a Whistledown Production for the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ World Service.

PHOTO: Diane Crump, centre (Getty Images)

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9 minutes

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Mon 21 Jan 2019 04:50GMT

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  • Thu 17 Jan 2019 09:50GMT
  • Fri 18 Jan 2019 00:50GMT
  • Sat 19 Jan 2019 14:50GMT
  • Sun 20 Jan 2019 15:50GMT
  • Mon 21 Jan 2019 04:50GMT

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