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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.
- Robyn Smith Astaire
- 110 lb (50 kg)
- 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
- Jockey
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 the country.
Robyn Smith was a female jockey who won the Paumonok Handicap in 1973, the first woman to win a major race in the USA. She was also the widow of Fred Astaire, whom she married in 1980.
17. Apr. 2000 · Willie Shoemaker's mount by a nose, Smith had won her first race at Santa Anita, Astaire had won his wager on a long shot, and the seeds of a great romance had been planted.
17. Aug. 1997 · Robyn Smith eventually made her MGM connection, but not according to the usual star-is-born script. By the late ‘70s, she was Fred Astaire’s final dance partner, the one he whirled...
Robyn Smith is a singer/songwriter from Scotland. She released her debut EP ‘Open Eyes’ in 2021. The tracks have been featured on radio stations across the country, most notably BBC Radio...
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