Mary Russ
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title:
Mary Russ
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Mary L. Russ is a retired jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing who was the first female rider in North America to win a Grade 1 race, the first to earn more than $1 million in purses in a season, and the first to win a major race meet. She was inducted into the Calder Race Course Hall of Fame in 2003. While still an apprentice, on February 28, 1982, Mary Russ became the first female jockey to win a Grade 1 race when she captured the 1982 edition of the Widener Handicap aboard Lord Darnley, traine
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Horse racing firsts
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Russ
date created:
2018-05-31T17:00:09Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T00:08:46Z
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