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{{Short description|American jockey}}
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{{Infobox horseracing personality
|name = Julie Krone
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|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|7|24}}
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|career wins = 3,704<ref name=equibase>{{cite web |url=http://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=People&searchType=J&eID=1025
|race = [[Gallant Fox Handicap]] (1987)<br />[[Gravesend Handicap]] (1987)<br />[[Oceanport Stakes|Oceanport Handicap]] (1987, 1997)<br />[[Bed O' Roses Breeders' Cup Handicap]] (1988)<br />[[Cornhusker Breeders' Cup Handicap|Cornhusker Handicap]] (1988)<br />[[Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes]] (1988)<br />[[Gardenia Stakes (Garden State Park)|Gardenia Stakes]] (1988)<br />[[Manitoba Derby]] (1988)<br />[[Maryland Million Classic]] (1989)<br />[[Excelsior Breeders' Cup Handicap]] (1989)<br />[[Yaddo Handicap]] (1989)<br />[[Damon Runyon Stakes]] (1991)<br />[[Withers Stakes]] (1991)<br />[[Arlington Classic]] (1992)<br />[[Saratoga Special Stakes]] (1992)<br />[[Vosburgh Stakes]] (1992)<br />[[Jaipur Stakes]] (1992)<br />[[Lexington Stakes (Belmont Park)|Lexington Stakes]] (1992, 1993)<br />[[Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes|Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup]]<br />(1992, 1994)<br />[[Diana Handicap]] (1993)<br />[[Sword Dancer Invitational Handicap]] (1993)<br />[[Man O' War Stakes]] (1994)<br />[[Personal Ensign Handicap|John A. Morris Handicap]] (1994)<br />[[Honorable Miss Handicap]] (1994)<br />[[Woodbine Mile]] (1995)<br />[[Demoiselle Stakes]] (1995)<br />[[Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes]] (1995, 1996)<br />[[Carter Handicap]] (1996)<br />[[Vagrancy Handicap]] (1996) <br />[[Sky Classic Stakes]] (1996)<br />[[Sabin Stakes]] (1998)<br />[[Malibu Stakes]] (2002)<br />[[Black Helen Handicap]] (1999)<br />[[Pacific Classic Stakes]] (2003)<br />[[Vernon O. Underwood Stakes]] (2002, 2003)<br />[[Moccasin Stakes]] (2003)<br />[[Del Mar Debutante Stakes]] (2003)<br />[[San Clemente Handicap]] (2003) <br />[[Del Mar Futurity]] (2003)<br />[[Oak Leaf Stakes]] (2003)<br />[[Citation Handicap]] (2003)<br />[[Hollywood Derby]] (2003)
'''[[American Classic Races|American Classics]] wins:'''<br />[[Belmont Stakes]] (1993)
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'''Julieann Louise Krone''' (born July 24, 1963), is a retired American [[jockey]]. In 1993, she became the first (and so far{{As of?|date=January 2024}} only<ref>{{Cite journal | doi=10.1177/2378023117712599|title = Gender and Weight among Thoroughbred Jockeys: Underrepresented Women and Underweight Men| journal=Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World| volume=3| pages=237802311771259|year = 2017|last1 = von Hippel|first1 = Paul T.| last2=Rutherford| first2=Caroline G.| last3=Keyes| first3=Katherine M.| doi-access=free| pmc=10978002}}</ref>) female jockey to win a [[Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing|Triple Crown]] race when she captured the [[Belmont Stakes]] aboard
==Riding career==
Krone was born in [[Benton Harbor, Michigan]]. After spending her childhood as an accomplished [[show horse]] rider at competitions in western Michigan, Krone was inspired by the career of [[Steve Cauthen]] to become a professional Thoroughbred jockey. She made her debut as a jockey on
Krone retired for the first time on April 18, 1999, with a three-winner day at [[Lone Star Park]], near Dallas. She embarked upon a broadcasting career in horse racing. From 1999–2000 she worked as an analyst for [[TVG Network]], then worked as a paddock analyst for [[Hollywood Park Racetrack|Hollywood Park]] from 1999–2002. She came out of retirement at [[Santa Anita Park]] in November 2002.<ref name="Comeback">{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/horses/2004-02-08-krone-10-toughest_x.htm | author=Pedulla, Tom | title=Krone not intimidated by man or beast | newspaper=[[USA Today]] | date=2004-02-08 | access-date=2006-11-04}}</ref> After a good start to the 2003 season, she fractured two bones in her lower back and spent the next four months recovering. She returned to lead the 2003 Del Mar jockeys in purse earnings, then went on to become the first woman jockey to win a [[Breeders' Cup]] race when she rode [[Halfbridled]] to victory in the 2003 [[Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies]] at Santa Anita. On December 12, 2003, just weeks after her Breeders' Cup win, she broke several ribs and suffered severe muscle tears in a fall at [[Hollywood Park Racetrack]]. Though not fully recovered from her injuries, Krone attempted to come back on February 14, 2004, at Santa Anita Park but failed to win in three races.<ref name="Second retirement">{{cite news|url=http://www.ntra.com/content.aspx?type=news&id=11813 |author=Privman, Jay |title=Jockey Julie Krone unlikely to ride again |newspaper=Daily Racing Form |date=2004-07-08 |access-date=2006-11-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080125010338/http://www.ntra.com/content.aspx?type=news |archive-date=January 25, 2008 }}</ref> She did not ride again; on July 8 of that year, she made a statement in which she did not officially retire, but strongly hinted that she would never race again.<ref name="Second retirement" />▼
Because of her success in the face of severe injuries sustained while racing, Krone was named by ''USA Today'' as one of the 10 Toughest Athletes and was honored with the Wilma Rudolph Courage Award by the Women's Sports Foundation. Krone also had been inducted into the [[Cowgirl Hall of Fame]] in Fort Worth, Texas, and is a member of the [[Michigan Sports Hall of Fame]]. In October 2013 she was inducted into the [[National Women's Hall of Fame]] in Seneca Falls,
▲racing. From 1999–2000 she worked as an analyst for [[TVG Network]], then worked as a paddock analyst for [[Hollywood Park Racetrack|Hollywood Park]] from 1999–2002. She came out of retirement at [[Santa Anita Park]] in November 2002.<ref name="Comeback">{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/horses/2004-02-08-krone-10-toughest_x.htm | author=Pedulla, Tom | title=Krone not intimidated by man or beast | newspaper=[[USA Today]] | date=2004-02-08 | access-date=2006-11-04}}</ref> After a good start to the 2003 season, she fractured two bones in her lower back and spent the next four months recovering. She returned to lead the 2003 Del Mar jockeys in purse earnings, then went on to become the first woman jockey to win a [[Breeders' Cup]] race when she rode [[Halfbridled]] to victory in the 2003 [[Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies]] at Santa Anita. On December 12, 2003, just weeks after her Breeders' Cup win, she broke several ribs and suffered severe muscle tears in a fall at [[Hollywood Park Racetrack]]. Though not fully recovered from her injuries, Krone attempted to come back on February 14, 2004, at Santa Anita Park but failed to win in three races.<ref name="Second retirement">{{cite news|url=http://www.ntra.com/content.aspx?type=news&id=11813 |author=Privman, Jay |title=Jockey Julie Krone unlikely to ride again |newspaper=Daily Racing Form |date=2004-07-08 |access-date=2006-11-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080125010338/http://www.ntra.com/content.aspx?type=news |archive-date=January 25, 2008 }}</ref> She did not ride again; on July 8 of that year, she made a statement in which she did not officially retire, but strongly hinted that she would never race again.<ref name="Second retirement" />
▲Because of her success in the face of severe injuries sustained while racing, Krone was named by ''USA Today'' as one of the 10 Toughest Athletes and was honored with the Wilma Rudolph Courage Award by the Women's Sports Foundation. Krone also had been inducted into the [[Cowgirl Hall of Fame]] in Fort Worth, Texas, and is a member of the [[Michigan Sports Hall of Fame]]. In October 2013 she was inducted into the [[National Women's Hall of Fame]] in Seneca Falls, N.Y. In 2018 a bronze statue of her was given to the [[National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.paulickreport.com/news/people/julie-krone-artist-gift-bronze-sculpture-to-racing-hall-of-fame/ |title=Julie Krone, Artist Gift Bronze Sculpture To Racing Hall Of Fame – Horse Racing News |publisher=Paulick Report |date= 2018-08-24|access-date=2018-08-24}}</ref>
==Personal life==
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In 2001 Krone married Jay Hovdey, executive columnist for the ''[[Daily Racing Form]]''. She gave birth to their daughter Lorelei Judith Krone in 2005.<ref name="Mother">{{cite news|url=http://www.ntra.com/content.aspx?type=news&id=15039 |author=Anderson, Steve |title=Krone gives birth to girl |newspaper=Daily Racing Form |date=2005-09-28 |access-date=2006-11-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080125010338/http://www.ntra.com/content.aspx?type=news |archive-date=January 25, 2008 }}</ref> (Hovdey also has a son, Ed, from his previous marriage.)<ref name="NTRA bio">{{cite web|url=http://www.ntra.com/stats_bios.aspx?id=1820 | title=Julie Krone bio | publisher=[[National Thoroughbred Racing Association]] | access-date=2006-11-04 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061125194604/http://ntra.com/stats_bios.aspx?id=1820 |archive-date = 2006-11-25}}</ref> Her mother, Judi Krone, was an accomplished equestrian who died a few days before Christmas of 1999.
Since her second retirement from racing, Krone has focused on parenting and worked as a racing broadcaster, motivational speaker, and an instructor of [[natural horsemanship]]. Krone rode in one sanctioned betting race at Santa Anita Park on October 18, 2008, competing against seven other retired Hall of Fame jockeys: [[Gary Stevens (jockey)|Gary Stevens]], [[Pat Day]], [[Chris McCarron]], [[Jerry Bailey]], [[Ángel Cordero Jr.|Ángel Cordero]], [[Jacinto Vásquez]] and [[Sandy Hawley]]. Krone also rode to victory on Invincible Hero in the Leger Legends for famous retired European jockeys at the St Leger Festival, [[Doncaster Racecourse]] (UK), on
==References==
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[[Category:American female jockeys]]
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[[Category:United States Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame inductees]]
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[[Category:Cowgirl Hall of Fame inductees]]
[[Category:21st-century American women]]
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