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| Julie Krone Retired |
Stats Updated Through: 5/30/2006
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Born: July 24, 1963, in Benton Harbor, Mich.
Resident: Carlsbad, Calif.
Height: 4' 10 1/2"
Weight: 105 lbs.
Family: husband Jay Hovdey, executive columnist for Daily Racing Form, their daughter Lorelei (born in Sept., 2005) and stepson Ed.
Quick facts on Julie Krone:
Raised on a farm in Michigan and introduced to horses by her mother, a dressage rider. At 15, her mother brought her to the Churchill Downs backside and forged her birth certificate so she could get a job galloping horses. After finishing high school, she moved to Florida to live with her grandmother and soon started to ride at recognized tracks.
First win was at Tampa Bay Downs aboard Lord Farkle on Feb. 12, 1981
She is the only female rider to win a Breeders' Cup race (not including the Steeplechase). In 17 Breeders' Cup mounts, has had two second-place finishes and a win on Halfbridled in the 2003 Juvenile Fillies. Her last Breeders' Cup mount was aboard Kentucky Derby winner Funny Cide who finished 9th in the 2003 Classic.
March 6, 1988, became winningest female jockey in history when she rode her 1,205th winner at Aqueduct.
Battled back from a near-fatal race accident at Saratoga on Aug. 30, 1993.
First woman rider to take a title at a major North American track. She has led the jockey standings at Monmouth Park, Meadowlands, Gulfstream Park, Belmont Park and Atlantic City.
First woman rider to win a Triple Crown race, taking the 1993 Belmont Stakes with Colonial Affair. She is the only woman to ever ride in the Belmont Stakes. She has ridden in four additional Belmont Stakes (1991, 1992, 1995 and 1996).
Retired in 1999 with 3,545 wins, ranking 16th in earnings on the all-time list for all riders, with more than $81 million in purses. Moved to Southern California and worked as a commentator for TVG and Hollywood Park telecasts.
First woman rider to be inducted into the Racing Hall of Fame, in 2000.
After coming out of retirement on Nov. 1, 2002 after a three-year layoff, she finished the year with 20 victories and purses of $814,473 from 133 mounts. Sidelined temporarily after an accident at the starting gate, then returned to competition in July of 2003 and finished second in the Del Mar standings with 49 winners in 43 days, and led Del Mar standings with earnings of $2.7 million. Led all Del Mar jockeys with eight stakes wins.
First female jockey in Oak Tree history to ride five winners in a day, on Oct. 4, 2003.
Sustained injuries in Dec., 2003 at Hollywood Park, but vowed to back in February. After failing to win in three races, she decided to take more time off, but she never rode again. She ended her racing career with 3,704 wins and $90,125,088 in purse earnings.
Awards include 1988 Big Sport of Turfdom, 1993 ESPN Female Athlete of the Year and induction into the Cowgirl Hall of Fame ... Appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated on May 22, 1989 ... 2004 named by USA Today as one of America's 10 Toughest Athletes ... 2004 Wilma Rudolph Courage Award from the Women's Sports Foundation for Krone's "perseverance and passion for the sport of horse racing."
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NOTE: Stats include North American and selected international races. Click here to view selected international race list.
Biographies on jockeys, trainers and owners are from the Breeders' Cup World Championships events from 2001 through 2009, and are intended as informational resources. Biographies will be updated if an individual is again a participant in the Breeders' Cup World Championships.
Biographies are available for most horses appearing in the top 100 money earnings list, and/or for those who are frequently making headlines in the news starting with the 2006 Triple Crown season.
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