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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. Fred Astaire y Robyn Smith tuvieron una relación de pareja muy cercana y duradera que duró más de 20 años. Astaire había perdido a su primera esposa, Phyllis Potter, por cáncer en 1954, y conoció a Smith en 1980 en un estudio de baile donde ella trabajaba como instructora.
Robyn Smith was a female jockey who won the Paumonok Handicap in 1973, the first woman to win a major race in the USA. She was also the widow of Fred Astaire, whom she married in 1980.
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.
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.
17 de abr. de 2000 · Robyn Smith doesn't like doing things halfway. When she became a. jockey in 1969, she wanted to be not only the best female jockey. but also the best jockey, period. Of winning, she said,...
Robyn Smith, the most famous woman jockey in the United States during the 1970s, has been reluctant to divulge details about her past.
