Barbara Jo Rubin
Awards And Accomplishments
| 1969 | First win, Hobby Horse Hall, Nassau, Bahamas, January 28 |
| 1969 | First woman granted a jockey's license in West Virginia, February 18 |
| 1969 | First woman to win on a U.S. track, February 22. |
| 1969 | First woman to win at Aqueduct Park, March 14 |
| 1969 | First woman named to ride in Kentucky Derby (horse withdrawn) |
| 1970 | First woman to retire from professional racing |
| 2000 | Barbara Jo Rubin Stakes race named in her honor, Charles Town, West Virginia |
Additional topics
Famous Sports StarsHorse RacingBarbara Jo Rubin Biography - Horses—the Sure Cure, The Quest To Be The First, Into The Winner's Circle