Tuesdee Testa (née Shipton; born 1941) is an American former jockey who was the first female jockey to race at Santa Anita Park and was one of the first woman to win a race at a major thoroughbred race track in the United States. Testa's historic win occurred on March 1, 1969, in the third race of the day at Santa Anita. She rode Buzz On, the second mount of her career, and won the race by a neck in a photo-finish to defeat Tony Diaz astride Just Aime. She ran her first race at Santa Anita the week before, and finished last in a field of 12. Historically, it was still a milestone for female jockeys and Santa Anita Park, but her win is the one that will live in the annals of racing history: decades later, her breakthrough feat was being cited by newspapers as a milestone in sports history.
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| - Tuesdee Testa (née Shipton; born 1941) is an American former jockey who was the first female jockey to race at Santa Anita Park and was one of the first woman to win a race at a major thoroughbred race track in the United States. Testa's historic win occurred on March 1, 1969, in the third race of the day at Santa Anita. She rode Buzz On, the second mount of her career, and won the race by a neck in a photo-finish to defeat Tony Diaz astride Just Aime. She ran her first race at Santa Anita the week before, and finished last in a field of 12. Historically, it was still a milestone for female jockeys and Santa Anita Park, but her win is the one that will live in the annals of racing history: decades later, her breakthrough feat was being cited by newspapers as a milestone in sports history. (en)
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| - Cherry Hill, New Jersey, U.S. (en)
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| - Tuesdee Testa (née Shipton; born 1941) is an American former jockey who was the first female jockey to race at Santa Anita Park and was one of the first woman to win a race at a major thoroughbred race track in the United States. Testa's historic win occurred on March 1, 1969, in the third race of the day at Santa Anita. She rode Buzz On, the second mount of her career, and won the race by a neck in a photo-finish to defeat Tony Diaz astride Just Aime. She ran her first race at Santa Anita the week before, and finished last in a field of 12. Historically, it was still a milestone for female jockeys and Santa Anita Park, but her win is the one that will live in the annals of racing history: decades later, her breakthrough feat was being cited by newspapers as a milestone in sports history. Testa received a standing ovation from a crowd of 45,000 for her historic first win as a licensed jockey in California. Her emotion during that historic moment in time reflects in her smile as she waved her crop to the crowd while sitting astride Buzz On, the horse she rode to victory. The photograph was captured by Santa Anita Park and widely circulated in a press release by UPI to member news sources. The photograph not only represents Testa's victory, it represents a substantial victory for women around the world as a reminder of the barrier, now broken, that once barred females from obtaining a jockey license and being allowed to race on major racetracks. Male jockeys dominated the sport of racing, and many saw women as inferior and incapable of riding a powerful race horse; many expressed concern over the safety of other jockeys during a race. They rejected their female counterparts and expressed their opposition by boycotting races. The New Yorker's longtime horse racing columnist, Audax Minor, wrote about Testa's race at Aqueduct soon after her Santa Anita triumph. Riding Bargain Counter and approaching an opening in the far turn to take the lead, "the boys did not pull out and let her through — as they sometimes did for [Eddie] Arcaro — but closed the gap", requiring her to go far outside and finish well back. There were also occasions when spectators voiced their disapproval of female jockeys during the post parade, but the women did not relent. They chose instead to work with people who believed in them and helped them find ways to achieve their goals. (en)
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