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Julieann Louise Krone (born July 24, 1963), is a retired American jockey. In 1993, she became the first (and so far [as of?] only [2]) female jockey to win a Triple Crown race when she captured the Belmont Stakes aboard Colonial Affair.
28 apr 2024 · Julie Krone is an American jockey, the first woman to win the prestigious Belmont Stakes. Krone grew up on a horse farm in Eau Claire, Michigan. Her mother, Judi, was a prizewinning show rider, and Julie was only 5 years old when she began winning horse shows in the 21-and-under division.
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Julie Krone made racing history on multiple occasions during her exceptional career in the irons. Full bio. Inducted. 2000. Born. July 24, 1963, Benton Harbor, Michigan. Career. 1981-2004. Wins. 3,704. Earnings. $90,126,584. Racing Record. # Mounts. 21,412. # Winners. 3,704. 17.29. Win % Media.
Celebrate the groundbreaking career of Julie Krone, one of the most successful female jockeys in American horse racing history. This video honors her remarkable achievements and unforgettable...
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- Like Mother, Like Daughter
- A Love of Speed
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- History at Belmont
- The Long Road Back
- Where Is She Now?
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Though countless little girls dream of glory on horseback, Krone had the single-mindedness, the physical attributes, and the emotional toughness to make her dream come true. Julieanne Louise Krone was born in 1963 near Benton Harbor, Michigan. Her first trainer, champion, and sometimes adversary, was her mother, Judi Krone, a woman who lived and br...
For all her precocious dedication, Krone was also possessed of the body of a perpetual child. She topped out at four-foot-ten, petite even by jockey standards. Her high-pitched voice got the girl ridiculed in high school; she took comfort in her animals and her poetry. She nearly ran off to join a circus after impressing the owner with her stunts o...
But Krone wanted more—much more. She became an exercise rider and by 1980 had advanced to apprentice jockey. On February 17, 1981, Krone won her first race on a horse called Lord Farkle, in Tampa, Florida. But the ride to the winner's circle was never an easy one, and could be particularly tough for a woman. Thoroughbred racing had a longstanding m...
Though she did not win either Triple Crown race in 1991, Krone returned for the Belmont Stakes, held in Elmont, New York, in 1993. She was assigned the long-shot Colonial Affair. "Let's go out and make some history," she reportedly said to her horse as they made their way to the track. And history was made that June 5, as Krone became the first wom...
Krone underwent two operations in nine days to repair the broken fibula and shattered tibia. A three-week hospital stay and an eight-month recovery followed. But Krone was lucky: had she not been wearing an equestrian safety vest that day, her doctor reported, the blow to her chest from the horse's hoof would likely have killed her. During Julie's ...
Julie Krone, the winningest woman jockey in the world, hung up her tack in April, 1999, after establishing her place in sports history. Two traumatic injuries, in 1993 and 1995, had sapped from Krone the love of speed she had nurtured since she was a child. But in October, 2000, Krone made an appearance in Lexington, Kentucky, piloting the harness ...
Books
Great Women in Sports.Visible Ink Press, 1996. Krone, Julie, and Nancy Ann Richardson. Riding for My Life.Little, Brown, 1995.
Periodicals
Beech, Mark. "Julie Krone, Star Jockey." Sports Illustrated.(May 21, 2001). Chang, Dean. "Julie Krone Making Her Comeback in a Very Public Way." Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service.(May 8, 1994). Friedman, Jack. "Julie Krone Rides Headlong into Racing's Record Books as the Winningest Woman Jockey." People.(May 2, 1988). "Julie Krone Inducted into Hall of Fame." Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service.(August 7, 2000). "Julie Krone Sets Record in Her Return." Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service.(Octo...
Julie Krone: Always in the Moment, Always About the Horse | America's Best Racing. Legends. May 30th, 2023 by Tom Pedulla. Julie Krone achieved much in her riding career, including a Belmont Stakes victory aboard Colonial Affair in 1993. (Courtesy Skip Dickstein/BloodHorse)
9 mar 2020 · By JACK HARRIS. March 9, 2020 3 AM PT. Julie Krone took a trip down memory lane last summer. In 1987, the trailblazing jockey became the first woman to win a riding title at a major racetrack....
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