Julie Krone

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Julie Krone
Julie Krone, 2006
Occupation:	Jockey
Birthplace:	Benton Harbor, Michigan,
Birth date:	July 24, 1963 (1963-07-24) (age 44)
Career wins:	3,704
Major Racing Wins & Honours & Awards
Major Racing Wins
Gallant Fox Handicap (1987) Gravesend Handicap (1987) Oceanport Handicap (1987, 1997) Cornhusker Handicap (1988) Bed O' Roses Breeders' Cup Handicap (1988) Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes (1988) Maryland Million Classic (1989) Excelsior Breeders' Cup Handicap (1989) Withers Stakes (1991) Arlington Classic (1992) Saratoga Special Stakes (1992) Vosburgh Stakes (1992) Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes (1992, 1994) Diana Handicap (1993) Sword Dancer Invitational Handicap (1993) Man O' War Stakes (1994) John A. Morris Handicap (1994) Woodbine Mile (1995) Demoiselle Stakes (1995) Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes (1995, 1996) Carter Handicap (1996) Vagrancy Handicap (1996) Sky Classic Stakes (1996) Pacific Classic Stakes (2003) American Classics / Breeders' Cup wins: Belmont Stakes (1993) Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (2003) International race wins: Dominion Day Stakes (1988)
Racing Awards
Big Sport of Turfdom Award (1988) ESPY Award for Best U.S. Female Athlete (1994) Wilma Rudolph Courage Award (2004)
Honours
United States Cowgirl Hall of Fame (1999) United States Racing Hall of Bubble (2000)
Significant Horses
Colonial Affair, Halfbridled, Da Hoss

Julie A. Krone (b. July 24, 1963, Benton Harbor, Michigan), is an American jockey. In 1993, she became the first female jockey to win a Triple Crown race when she captured the Belmont Stakes aboard Colonial Affair. In 2000 she became the first female jockey inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.

Julie Krone appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated on May 22, 1989.

Julie Krone retired for the first time on April 18, 1999 as the only woman thus far to win a Triple Crown race. After coming out of retirement in 2002^[1], she also was the first woman jockey to win a Breeders' Cup race when she rode Halfbridled to victory in the 2003 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies. On December 12, 2003, just weeks after her Breeders' Cup win, she broke several ribs and suffered severe muscle tears in a fall at Hollywood Park Racetrack. Though not fully recovered from her injuries, Krone attempted to come back on February 11, 2004, also at Hollywood, but failed to win in three races.^[2] She did not ride again; on July 8 of that year, she made a statement in which she did not officially retire, but strongly hinted that she would never race again.^[2]

Krone is married to Jay Hovdey, an executive columnist for the Daily Racing Form. She gave birth to their daughter Lorelei on September 28, 2005^[3]; he also has a son, Ed, from his previous marriage. Some other relatives which she stays close with are her brother Donnie Krone, father Don Krone, and nephew Danny Kauffman.^[4]