At four-feet-ten-and-one-half-inches tall and 100 pounds, Julie Krone is about the average size for a professional jockey. What is unusual about her is that she is a woman in the male-dominated sport of horse racing. In 1993 Krone made history,...

Julie Krone has become one of the best jockeys in the US, regardless of gender. She became the first woman ever to win a major event when she rode Colonial Affair to victory in the 1993 Belmont Stakes. Her only fault is her tendency...

Late this afternoon at Churchill Downs, when the official starter bellows "Riders up!" and trainer Nick Zito boosts 31-year-old jockey Julie Krone's 4-foot-10 1/2, 100-pound frame atop Suave Prospect for the 121st Kentucky Derby, the moment -- win or lose -- will mark another...

Hall of Fame trainer Flint "Scotty" Schulhofer, who saddled two Belmont Stakes winners during a 40-year career, has died of cancer. He was 80.Schulhofer died Thursday night at a hospital in South Florida, the New York Racing Association said Friday.Inducted into racing's Hall of Fame...