Diane Crump, who rode aboard Fathom in the 1970 Kentucky Derby, died Jan. 1. after being diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer.

Diane Crump, who in 1969 became the first woman to ride professionally in a horse race and a year later became the first ...

Diane Crump, the first female jockey to ride in the Kentucky Derby in 1970, died Thursday after a battle with brain cancer, ...

The horse racing world lost a trailblazer this week as Diane Crump, the first woman in U.S. history to compete in horse ...

Crump was the first female jockey to ride professionally in a U.S. horse race in 1969, and the first woman to ride in the ...

Pioneering jockey Diane Crump, who broke barriers as the first female rider in the Kentucky Derby in 1970, has died at 77 ...

Crump went on to win 228 races before riding her last race in 1998, a month shy of her 50th birthday and nearly 30 years ...

Diane Crump, who in 1969 became the first woman to ride professionally in a horse race and a year later became the first female jockey in the Kentucky Derby, has died. She was 77.

Diane Crump in 1969 became the first woman to ride professionally in a horse race and a year later became the first female ...