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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 married Fred Astaire in 1980 and became his widow in 1987.
- August 14, 1944
17. Apr. 2000 · Learn how Robyn Smith became the top American-born jockey in 1972 and the first woman to win a race at Santa Anita in 1973, and how she followed her passion for flying after retiring from the horse racing circuit. Read about her romance with Fred Astaire, her challenges and achievements, and her legacy as a trailblazer.
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...
23. Apr. 2009 · Robyn Smith Female Jockey 1985. 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 ...
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