On February 22, 1969, 19-year-old Barbara Jo Rubin became the
first female jockey to win a race at an American thoroughbred
track when she rides Cohesion to a victory by a neck over Reely
Beeg in the ninth race at Charles Town, West Virginia.

That she raced at all was a testament to Rubin’s ability to overcome physical hardship and prejudice. When she was 6, Rubin contracted polio. Some in the sport were adamantly against a woman jockey competing.

ROSS SIMPSON

George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799)

Washington was soldier, statesman, and Founding Father who
served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to
1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of
the Continental Army, George Washington led the Patriot forces
to victory in the American Revolutionary War.