Julie Krone
Awards And Accomplishments
| 1981 | Won first race in Tampa, Florida |
| 1982 | Leading jockey at Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1982-83 |
| 1987 | First woman to win four races in one day |
| 1987 | First woman named top rider at a major racetrack |
| 1988 | Meadowlands champion, 1988-90 |
| 1988 | Named all-time winningest female jockey |
| 1991 | Rode in first of two Kentucky Derby races |
| 1991 | First woman to ride in Belmont Stakes |
| 1992 | Ninth-ranked jockey in the nation |
| 1993 | First woman jockey to win a Triple Crown race |
| 1993 | ESPY award, Outstanding Female Athlete; Women's Sports Foundation Sportswoman of the Year; Glamour Top 10 Women of the Year, CBS News top five Women of the Year |
| 1994 | Made comeback from serious injury |
| 1995 | Published autobiography, Riding for My Life |
| 1999 | Retired with record $81 million in career winnings |
| 1999 | Julie Krone Classic race named in her honor, Lone Star Park |
| 2000 | First female jockey inducted to Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame |
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