Barbara Rubin Makes History As First Female Jockey
Barbara Jo Rubin becomes the first woman to win a race at a U.S. thoroughbred track when she guides Cohesian to a neck victory over Reely Beeg in the ninth at Charles Town West Virginia.
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 2000
Page
9
Barbara Jo Rubin becomes the first woman to win a race at a U.S. thoroughbred track when she guides Cohesian to a neck victory over Reely Beeg in the ninth at Charles Town West Virginia.
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