Diane Crump, the pioneering jockey who in 1970 became the first female to ride in the Kentucky Derby, died Jan. 1, her ...

When Diane Crump died last week at the age of 77, the tributes and obituaries penned in her honor naturally led with the ...

The horse racing world lost a trailblazer this week as Diane Crump, the first woman in U.S. history to compete in horse ...

Crump went on to win 228 races before riding her last race in 1998, a month shy of her 50th birthday and nearly 30 years ...

Diane Crump, the first female jockey to ride in the Kentucky Derby in 1970, died Thursday after a battle with brain cancer, ...

Crump was the first female jockey to ride professionally in a U.S. horse race in 1969, and the first woman to ride in the ...

Diane Crump in 1969 had become the first woman to ride professionally in a horse race despite boycotts and threats.

Diane Crump, who in 1969 became the first woman to ride professionally in a horse race and a year later became the first ...

Diane Crump, who became the first professional female jockey in United States history and the first woman to ride in the ...

The first woman to ride in the Kentucky Derby, Diane Crump, has died.She was 77."Mom passed away peacefully tonight. She ...

After Crump made history in 1970, it would be 14 more years before another female jockey would ride in the Derby.