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How Many Female Jockeys Are In The Kentucky Derby?

Six women. Six women have ridden in the famed “Run for the Roses”: Diane Crump, Patti Cooksey, Andrea Seefeldt, Julie Krone, Rosemary Homeister and Rosie Napravnik.” (From: https://www.kentuckyderby.com/history/women-in-the-derby. External Link. Are there any female Kentucky Derby jockeys? Theoretically, success at higher profile meets would breed more opportunity. That was the experience of jockey Rosie Napravnik, …

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