JULY/AUGUST 2024 THE RIDER /29 Wilson Breaks Record to


Become Highest Earning Female Jockey of All Time!


TORONTO, July 11, 2024 – Emma-Jayne Wilson surpassed Hall of Fame jockey Julie Krone for all-time purse earnings by a female jockey on Thursday evening at Woodbine Racetrack. Entering the day just


$11,042 shy of Krone’s $90,126,584 (USD) record, Wil- son took her place in racing’s his- tory book with a thrilling victory aboard first-time starter Perfect Lady Bee for Hall of Fame con- nections of trainer Roger Attfield and owner Charles Fipke to sur- pass Krone’s mark. “To capitalize and break


this record with a win for these connections, you couldn’t have written a storybook any better,” said an emotional Wilson. “I’m trying really hard not to show too much emotion. I’m so used to putting my emotions in the back-


jockey, but the way I see it, she’s a great jockey, period.” Wilson, who was shown a


special video message from Krone following her record win, reflected on the influence Krone has been and how far racing has come for women. “Julie has been a true sup-


porter of mine right from the get- go. Even when she got wind of the potential of me breaking the record this year, she’s been mes- saging me relentlessly to show her support and it’s an absolute honour to share this record with her.


“This is to show how well


the industry has come since she started to show what equality and sportsmanship is and what it means.” A multiple Grade 1-winning jockey,


champion Source: Woodbine Entertainment A respected ambassador for


the sport, Wilson, 42, received the coveted Avelino Gomez Me- morial Award in 2018, which ho- nours significant contributions to the sport by a jockey. Over the course of her rac-


ing career, Wilson has 1,903 wins, 129 stakes win and 39 graded stakes win. A winner’s circle presenta-


tion was made to Wilson imme- diately following her victory to recognize the historic record. Michael Copeland, CEO of Woodbine Entertainment, along with the connections of Perfect Lady Bee, including trainer At- tfield, joined Wilson. Woodbine is planning a spe-


cial celebration of Wilson’s ac- complishment and will announce the details in the coming days.


Michael Copeland, CEO of Woodbine Entertainment,


congratulates Emma-Jayne Wilson on becoming the highest earning female jockey of all-time. (Michael Burns Photo)


seat to ride races and be com- pletely focused one race to the next, but this one means so much to me.” Krone, who became the first


woman inducted to the National Museum of Racing of Hall of Fame in 2000, has long been tracking Wilson’s success. “Somehow I had seen her


riding and I just like sent her a compliment or something, and then that perpetuated into calling her,” remembers Krone. “We ended up talking about really cool things… about our love for horses, of course, but then we started talking about some of the adversity she was up against at the time. I told her she was such a good rider, and that her horse- manship will always take her through any challenges. “She’s a great


Wilson started her career in 2004 and turned heads imme- diately, becoming Wood- bine’s leading rider in 2005 as an apprentice. Wilson won both the


Sovereign and Eclipse as Outstanding Apprentice Jockey in 2005 and captured both the Woodbine title and a second Sovereign as Out- standing Apprentice in 2006. In 2007, Wilson became


the first woman rider to win The Queen’s Plate aboard Mike Fox. A staple of Woodbine


female


racing for two decades, Wil- son has taken her talents across the world, including Hong Kong in 2008 and cap- taining the Girls’ Team to victory in the Shergar Cup at Ascot in 2015.


Perfect Lady Bee and Emma-Jayne Wilson winning Thursday’s fourth-race at Woodbine Racetrack. (Michael Burns Photo)


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