Jockey rushed to hospital with horror leg injury as races delayed

Jockey Shane O’Callaghan was taken to hospital after suffering a ‘significant’ leg injury during Thursday’s racing at Clonmel. He had been on board Boston Fire in the 2.20 ...
BloodHorse

Rispoli Suffers Ankle, Leg Fractures in Gulfstream Fall

Umberto Rispoli's mount in the Gulfstream Park Turf Sprint, Unconquerable Keen, clipped heels in deep stretch and dislodged ...
BloodHorse

Ortiz Wins Two Stakes, Named Jockey of the Week

Jose Ortiz posted his first graded stakes win of 2026 aboard Golden Tempo in the Lecomte Stakes (G3). Earlier on the card, he ...
Paulick Report on MSN

Jockey of the week: Jose Ortiz rallies for two stakes wins at Fair Grounds

Ortiz won the G3 Lecomte on Golden Tempo and the Marie G. Krantz Memorial with Medoro ...
CNN

First female jockey to ride in the Kentucky Derby dies at 77

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. Crump was diagnosed ...

East Coast summer hot spots to visit in the winter

Those looking for a getaway can take a direct flight out of MacArthur or Kennedy Airport, hop on an Amtrak train or take a ...
The New York Times

Diane Crump, first female jockey to race in the Kentucky Derby, dies at 77

Diane Crump riding Fathom at the 1970 Kentucky Derby. Jay Thomas / Courier Journal Diane Crump, the first female jockey to ride in the Kentucky Derby, died Thursday night in Winchester, Va. She was 77 ...
Miami Herald

Diane Crump, the first woman to race horses professionally, dies. Her first race was in Hialeah

Diane Crump was the first woman to race horses professonally, starting her career in 1969 at Hialeah Park before becoming the first female jockey to compete in the Kentucky Derby a year later.
WDRB

Diane Crump, 1st female jockey to ride in Kentucky Derby, dies at 77

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The first female jockey to ride in the Kentucky Derby has died. Diane Crump died on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, according to a post on a GoFundMe by her daughter, Della Payne.
The Courier-Journal

Kentucky Derby's first female jockey, Diane Crump, dies of cancer

Diane Crump, the first female jockey to ride in the Kentucky Derby, died Jan. 1, according to a social-media post from her family, after being diagnosed in late 2025 with glioblastoma, an aggressive ...
The Boston Globe

Diane Crump, the first female jockey to ride in the Kentucky Derby, dies at 77

WASHINGTON — 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. Crump ...
The New York Times

Diane Crump, First Woman to Ride in Kentucky Derby, Dies at 77

She was the first professional female jockey to compete at a track in the United States where betting was legal, and notched up 228 career victories. Credit: Kentucky Derby MuseumCredit... Supported ...