The Economist (US), August 14th, 1993
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 to fall behind early.
IT IS that time of year again in New York. This is when the bloodstock industry decamps from the sweltering fug of Belmont Park and moves en masse to Saratoga Springs, on the edge of the Adirondacks, for 30 days of maybe the world's finest racing.
More than 20 trainers have their homes by Belmont's racetrack and train their strings on Belmon...
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