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Significant horses. North Sea, Ramblin Robyn, Swift Yorky. Robyn Smith (born August 14, 1944) is an American retired jockey. Active from 1969 to 1980, Smith accumulated 247 wins in California and New York race tracks, and became the first female jockey to win a stakes race in 1973.
Times Arts Editor. In 1980, Fred Astaire, who had been a widower since 1954 and who had just turned 81, married Robyn Smith, who was 35 and one of the first and most successful woman jockeys in...
23. Apr. 2009 · Help us caption and translate this video on Amara.org: http://www.amara.org/en/v/B1qz/ Famed Jockey Robyn Smith recounts her horse racing days on the 1985 television special, "Once A Star," which ...
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31. Juli 1972 · Robyn Smith was a Hollywood hopeful who gave up her looks and career to become a professional horse rider. She talks about her decision, her challenges and her success in this 1972 article by Frank Deford.
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17. Apr. 2000 · Robyn Smith, Trailblazing Jockey July 31, 1972 - Sports Illustrated Vault | SI.com. Deborah Moss. TABLE OF CONTENTS. ORIGINAL LAYOUT. Robyn Smith doesn't like doing things halfway. When she...
17. Aug. 1997 · From Ace Jockey to Fred’s ‘Baby’. By Irene Lacher. Aug. 17, 1997 12 AM PT. Robyn Smith Astaire was always a woman without a past, so for years she invented one, she says. There was something ...
Robyn Smith, born Melody Dawn Miller in 1942, was a pioneer in the male-dominated sport of horseracing. She overcame a troubled childhood, gender prejudice, and physical challenges to become the first woman to win a stakes race in 1973.
