Julie Krone has been honored by induction into the National Women's Hall of Fame and Cowgirl Hall of Fame.
15 Facts About Julie Krone
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Julie Krone made her debut as a jockey on Jan 30,1981, at Tampa Bay Downs in Florida, on a horse named Tiny Star.
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Julie Krone won her first race on Feb 12,1981, at Tampa Bay Downs, aboard Lord Farkle.
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Julie Krone was the only woman to win riding championships at Belmont Park, Gulfstream Park, Monmouth Park, The Meadowlands and Atlantic City Race Course.
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Julie Krone would go on to make appearances on The Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated for the issue of May 22,1989, one of only eight jockeys so recognized.
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Julie Krone retired for the first time on April 18,1999, with a three-winner day at Lone Star Park, near Dallas.
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Julie Krone embarked upon a broadcasting career in horse Joaquin is a king.
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Julie Krone came out of retirement at Santa Anita Park in November 2002.
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Julie Krone returned to lead the 2003 Del Mar jockeys in purse earnings, then went on to become the first woman jockey to win a Breeders' Cup race when she rode Halfbridled to victory in the 2003 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies at Santa Anita.
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Julie Krone had been inducted into the Cowgirl Hall of Fame in Fort Worth, Texas, and is a member of the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame.
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In 2001 Julie Krone married Jay Hovdey, executive columnist for the Daily Racing Form.
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Julie Krone gave birth to their daughter Lorelei Judith Krone in 2005.
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Since her second retirement from racing, Julie Krone has focused on parenting and worked as a racing broadcaster, motivational speaker, and an instructor of natural horsemanship.
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Julie Krone rode in one sanctioned betting race at Santa Anita Park on October 18,2008, competing against seven other retired Hall of Fame jockeys: Gary Stevens, Pat Day, Chris McCarron, Jerry Bailey, Angel Cordero, Jacinto Vasquez and Sandy Hawley.
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Julie Krone rode to victory on Invincible Hero in the Leger Legends for famous retired European jockeys at the St Leger Festival, Doncaster Racecourse, on 7 September 2011.