Jockey Diane Crump is the first woman to ride in the Kentucky Derby. Photo by Jay Thomas, Courier Journal. April 29, 1970 Courier Journal Diane Crump Photo2 Photo by Jay Thomas via Imagn Content ...
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. Crump ...
Diane Crump, the first female jockey to ride in the Kentucky Derby, died Jan. 1, according to a social-media post from her family, after being diagnosed in late 2025 with glioblastoma, an aggressive ...
Groundbreaking female jockey Diane Crump died on Jan. 1 at age 77, her family announced on GoFundMe. Crump was diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer in 2025. “I hope my mom’s legacy of ...