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Significant horses. North Sea, Ramblin Robyn, Swift Yorky. Robyn Smith (born August 14, 1944) is an American retired jockey. Active from 1969 to 1980, Smith accumulated 247 wins in California and New York race tracks, and became the first female jockey to win a stakes race in 1973.
Times Arts Editor. In 1980, Fred Astaire, who had been a widower since 1954 and who had just turned 81, married Robyn Smith, who was 35 and one of the first and most successful woman jockeys in...
23 de abr. de 2009 · Robyn Smith Female Jockey 1985. Help us caption and translate this video on Amara.org: http://www.amara.org/en/v/B1qz/ Famed Jockey Robyn Smith recounts her horse racing days on the 1985 ...
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Robyn Smith was a female jockey who won the Paumonok Handicap in 1973, the first woman to win a major race in the USA. She was also the widow of Fred Astaire, whom she married in 1980.
Soundtrack. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Robyn Smith was born Constance Ann Miller. Her biological father deserted her and her mother at her birth. Her mother was 17 when she was born. Her mother was declared mentally unstable and Melody was placed in a foster home. She was adopted by a family surnamed Smith. After a grueling court battle, she ...
31 de jul. de 1972 · Robyn Smith was a Hollywood hopeful who gave up her looks and career to become a professional horse rider. She talks about her decision, her challenges and her success in this 1972 article by Frank Deford.
Robyn Smith, born Melody Dawn Miller in 1942, was a pioneer in the male-dominated sport of horseracing. She overcame a troubled childhood, gender prejudice, and physical challenges to become the first woman to win a stakes race in 1973.
