Julieanne Krone: Female Jockey

Julieanne Krone was the first woman in the world to win a top-ranked thoroughbred horse race.

This groundbreaking woman was 30 years old in 1993 (It took that long!)  when she rode her horse, Colonial Affair, to victory in the Belmont Stakes.

Julie loved horses early.  She was nine years old when her mother gave her an Arabian-Shetland filly and enrolled her in the Pony Club of America.

By the time she was a teenager, she told her Mom she was going to be a jockey.  Fortunately, she had a remarkably supportive mother who actually took Julie to Churchill Downs where both got jobs walking racehorses.

By age 17, Julie was riding horses as a pro.  Despite deliberate attempts by male jockeys to intimidate her, she has persevered, and fought back.  She once hit a male jockey over the head with a chair after he snapped his whip at her during a race.  It just goes to show what a little spunk and mother’s love can do for a girl!

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