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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.
- Robyn Smith Astaire
- 110 lb (50 kg)
- 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
- Jockey
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...
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 was returned to her birth mother.
17 de ago. de 1997 · From Ace Jockey to Fred’s ‘Baby’. By Irene Lacher. Aug. 17, 1997 12 AM PT. Robyn Smith Astaire was always a woman without a past, so for years she invented one, she says. There was something ...
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, 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.
17 de abr. de 2000 · Learn how Robyn Smith became the top American-born jockey in 1972 and the first woman to win a race at Santa Anita in 1973, and how she followed her passion for flying after retiring from the horse racing circuit. Read about her romance with Fred Astaire, her challenges and achievements, and her legacy as a trailblazer.
