Over the years, Ms. Crump often found herself aboard the most difficult horses, the ones male jockeys had turned down, or those that were not the crème de la crème. Nonetheless, she won 228 races, earning her more than $1 million, according to statistics compiled by the database Equibase. You’re going to get hurt, at least in my sport. You’re going to feel like you can’t accomplish what you want. “The great thing about having a passion is that it means you are focused on that thing,” Ms. Crump said.

Source: New York Times July 29, 2020 09:00 UTC