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Story summary
- Diane Crump, the first woman to ride professionally and the first female jockey in the Kentucky Derby, has died at 77 from brain cancer.
- In 1969 at Hialeah Park, Crump broke barriers in a male-dominated sport.
- She won 228 races and retired in 1998.
- Chris Goodlett of the Kentucky Derby Museum celebrated her courage and impact on future female jockeys.
- Diane Crump will be cremated and interred in Virginia.
