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Judy Johnson, Maryland’s first professional female rider

Much of Judy Johnson’s career had this headlong, omnivorous quality. She rode, trained, and traded horses, sometimes on the same day.

Published on March 2, 2018 by Eliza McGraw

More About Joyce Goldschmidt Bachner

Stories and reminiscences about the Maryland-based horsewoman profiled in “The hardest working exercise boy at Pimlico is a girl.”

Published on January 5, 2018 by Eliza McGraw

The hardest working exercise boy at Pimlico is a girl

Directly after junior high, Joyce Goldschmidt was already waking up at dawn to exercise yearlings, and by the end her career she had done it all: rode, raced, trained, bred, and sold horses.

Published on December 9, 2016 by Eliza McGraw

Elizabeth Daingerfield, Horsewoman, Pioneer and Book Reviewer

Man o’ War’s stud manager was a pioneer in many respects.

Published on September 2, 2016 by Eliza McGraw

The Story of Joan Pratt

The remarkable story of Joan Pratt, a jockey and trainer in 1940’s and 50s, as told by her daughter.

Published on June 1, 2016 by Eliza McGraw

Early Women Jockeys

Anna Lee Aldred became the first woman to receive a jockey’s license in 1939, but what of the women who came before her?

Published on March 2, 2016 by Eliza McGraw