Where Are All the Girls?
“The female jockey in South Florida, the place where it all started when Diane Crump broke the sex barrier in 1969 by riding at Hialeah Park, is suddenly an endangered species. And the trend doesn’t appear confined to South Florida.” Only two women jockeys — newcomers Chantal Sutherland and Stacey Podobinski — have ridden in the Gulfstream meet this year. I know there are a couple of female apprentices in Philadelphia, and Jill Jellison is riding right now at Tampa, but I can’t think of a single female rider in New York or California (although there must be a couple). Where have all the women riders gone? (Miami Herald)
