6 hours ago · 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 …

2 hours ago · Diane Crump, the pioneering jockey who made history as the first woman to ride professionally in a horse race in 1969 and subsequently became the first female jockey in the …

12 hours ago · Diane Crump, who paved the way for female jockeys in the sixties and became the first to ride in the Derby, passed away Thursday.

3 hours ago · Diane Crump, who in 1969 became the first woman to ride professionally in a horse race in the United States, dies at 77.

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

Diane Crump, the first female jockey to ride in the Kentucky Derby in 1970, died Thursday after a battle with brain cancer, leaving behind a legacy of courage, grit, and progress for generations ...

6 hours ago · A picture of Diane Crump in 1969 at the Hialeah Park Race Track, where she made history as the first female professional jockey. (Photo courtesy of Keeneland via Facebook)

4 hours ago · 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 …

8 hours ago · Diane Crump, the pioneering Thoroughbred jockey whose riding breakthroughs set the stage for generations of female riders, died Jan. 1 at an inpatient hospice facility in …

7 hours ago · LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The first woman to ride a mount in the Kentucky Derby has died. The family confirmed to WAVE that Diane Crump died on New Year’s Day at the age …