born february horse racing jockey time winner kentucky oaks beginning career regularly ranked north_america earnings total races won earnings years row highest ranked woman jockey north_america won time ninth horse pants fire broke total wins earnings record woman jockey previously held process woman rider win riding believe winning race second time second woman jockey win breeders cup race win having won breeders cup juvenile shanghai bobby fifth place finish stakes best finishes woman jockey triple crown races date woman ridden triple crown races native new_jersey horse trainer husband homes louisville kentucky new_orleans louisiana leading rider fair grounds race course year leading rider win breeders cup announced seven weeks pregnant taking retirement indefinite duration race riding following continues assist sharp training race horses background born grandmother home new_jersey february shortly born sent hospital new_jersey mistakenly listed location birth father charles mother ran boarding training stable plus trained event horses older sister known jazz brother began working horses young age horse related injury broken arm occurred fell pony age age seven began ride pony races inspired documentary decided year jockey rode triple crown races spent childhood new_jersey lived briefly vermont mother divorce parents spent summers sister jazz living maryland pennsylvania early sister went work trainers age worked trainer decided year employment horse industry spend time friends ordinary teen went live sister farm trainer maryland robinson sent work trainer small good reputation young riders helped women started careers began exercising small race horses year attended night school left school senior year begin racing professional jockey later passed high school test natural tall jockey rode pounds addition racing active efforts provide retired race horses began track old nicknamed sugar interviewed vogue magazine explained felt riding american classic horse races riding derby iconic race gives special feel like history family married october years older daughter born mother jockey sharp son born june horse owner knows sharp says couple likable respected saying like eggs sharp ride horse began dating months later engaged sharp horse trainer born west_virginia child grew horses father trainer owns horse farm near west_virginia mother exercise rider pair divorced sharp split time growing kentucky west_virginia sharp jockey riding minnesota west_virginia maryland sharp assistant trainer years years assistant ran maker operations new_york kentucky new_orleans sharp competed horse sharp trained running riding trainer rider team year old vicar trouble won contested august sharp left maker barn begin independent horse training stable support maker scored graded stakes win horse maryland sprint handicap couple relationship sharp stated guys think married famous tough position don proud sharp split time homes louisville new_orleans working horses pair provide foster care rescue dogs career obtained jockey license won race licensed jockey june year riding small horse initially rode conceal gender november broke left sidelined weeks horse fell horse unable avoid collision creating horse chain reaction sent riders hospital time accident leading jockey laurel park established ranked jockey finished 30th national earnings fifth total wins victories mounts purse year laurel park won stakes race highest profile wins race won riding titles meets major maryland tracks annual meet laurel park runner eclipse award outstanding apprentice jockey year horse fell january race laurel park suffered compression weeks july recovering laurel park injuries fall resulted major break wrist subsequently repaired plate spite injuries rode races winners successful rider maryland wins riding total races wins finished 62nd earnings year broke racing accident delaware park august resulting month moved new_york november finished 38th national earnings victories mounts earnings began riding new_orleans louisiana initially faced significant problems career intimidation male overcame challenge refusing ground eventually earned respect male colleagues year won graded stakes race grade iii viewed popular fair grounds finished year major injuries ranked 30th earnings began win riding pants fire woman win race named leading rider track wins woman rider win title sixth woman ride kentucky derby riding pants fire 9th place finish best placing woman rider history derby date second riding named john river july year fractured arm horse riding broke track fell time fracture plate wrist repaired break injury required hour surgery replacement wrist plate larger woman jockey win riding believe race grade win rode time finishing fifth aboard sixteen later year won breeders cup juvenile aboard shanghai bobby second woman jockey win cup race injury relatively minor non displaced fracture toe obtained horse hit starting gate finished race returned ride day ended year ranked 8th national earnings winning surpassed earnings national placing record female jockey previously held result sports analysts viewed successful woman jockey early won leading rider title fair grounds making years row won award hopes riding shanghai bobby undefeated races suffered pelvic fracture missed triple crown races able pick horse broke previous finish record taking fifth rode stakes time finishing woman ride highest placed finish woman jockey race adding races woman ridden triple crown races rode 6th place finish woman ride triple crown races year broke record previously held rode winners spring meet summer named captain member girls team cup jockey competition united_kingdom leading female rider team october woman win leading rider title rode year old win stakes competed finished eighth having check avoid horse fell race finished year eighth earnings breaking record fifth total wins began named leading rider fair grounds race course fourth consecutive year won year old vicar trouble trained sharp assistant maker owned ride veteran hall fame jockey rode favorite finished second said rode great race brilliant race actually teamed year old winning jockey second victory winning race lengths prior oaks told reporters race win victory handicap derby day brought ranking second nation jockey earnings wins early weeks mounts vicar trouble derby stakes general rod second year row rode horses triple crown races contention leading jockey spring meet second place winners including single day won races setting record woman rider june day major win significant injury separation left shoulder joint occurred horse working morning broke leg fell require surgery sidelined weeks missed end churchill meet tied second place leading rider standings track july working horses returned racing july opening day meet october repeated leading rider fall meet win breeders cup aboard announced seven weeks pregnant announced retirement race riding asked retirement permanent replied indefinite mean thinking comeback months promise stay horse forever explained intended assist sharp training business intended remain involved racing time announcement ranked sixth nation earnings fifth number wins spite losing time injury retiring months left year closed seventh nation earnings bringing lifetime total following retirement announcement sharp assistant trainer continuing ride regularly initially exercising stable race horses early months pregnancy moved activities sharp currently hope children fairly close ruled return race riding firm decisions explained february satisfied accomplishments feel like want come years greatest thing don woman jockey success come sport women licensed races initially uncomfortable finding viewed role model girls preferring simply noticed jockey aware positive impact helped comfortable prominence prefers emphasize riding prowess stated work ethic obvious skill ability going win somebody like women views primary challenge difficulty horse racing describes races man sic ask breaks male explained horse racing sport women simply good men speaks successful women expresses lot respect particular compared said interview lot young female riders girls love horses don strength cut got deliver goods acknowledges struggles equality women riders earlier generations face greater notes women fight battle early career simply tried blend male riders nonetheless encountered owners trainers refused hire female jockey later said conscious raced horses beat encountered harassment male track riders deliberately bump pen horse sides interview minutes said heard track home baby home stay kitchen repeatedly chosen mark track instead getting post race fights trainer having witnessed deliberately track commented don way run girl fear summed views interview stating days days civil rights woman individual able compete smart sharp man year end charts
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