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Robyn Smith (born August 14, 1944) is an American retired jockey. Active from 1969 to 1980, Smith accumulated 247 wins in California and New York race tracks, and became the first female jockey to win a stakes race in 1973.
- Robyn Smith Astaire
- 110 lb (50 kg)
- 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
- Jockey
Mini Bio. Robyn Smith was born Constance Ann Miller. Her biological father deserted her and her mother at her birth. Her mother was 17 when she was born. Her mother was declared mentally unstable and Melody was placed in a foster home. She was adopted by a family surnamed Smith. After a grueling court battle, she was returned to her birth mother.
- August 14, 1944
In 1980, Fred Astaire, who had been a widower since 1954 and who had just turned 81, married Robyn Smith, who was 35 and one of the first and most successful woman jockeys in the country. “We...
17 de ago. de 1997 · By Irene Lacher. Aug. 17, 1997 12 AM PT. Robyn Smith Astaire was always a woman without a past, so for years she invented one, she says. There was something about mounting her first horse at 2 on...
23 de jun. de 1988 · Then he met Robyn Smith, a lithe, young jockey who had broken the sex barrier in thoroughbred racing. They were married June 24, 1980, when he was 81 and she was 35. The marriage astonished Hollywood and appalled Fred's sister, Adele, and daughter, Ava. But it endured.
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Women. Encyclopedias almanacs transcripts and maps. Smith, Robyn (1942—) views 2,700,316 updated. Smith, Robyn (1942—) American jockey who was the first woman to win a stakes race. Name variations: Melody Dawn Miller; Caroline Smith; Robyn Caroline Smith; Robyn Astaire.
17 de abr. de 2000 · Robyn Smith, Trailblazing Jockey July 31, 1972 - Sports Illustrated Vault | SI.com. Deborah Moss. TABLE OF CONTENTS. ORIGINAL LAYOUT. Robyn Smith doesn't like doing things halfway. When she...
