Robyn Smith

Robyn Smith
Personal information
Full nameRobyn Smith Astaire
Born (1944-08-14) August 14, 1944
San Francisco, California, US
OccupationJockey
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight110 lb (50 kg)
Spouse
(m. 1980; died 1987)
Horse racing career
SportHorse racing
Career winnings$2,692,848
Career wins247
Major racing wins
$27,450 Paumonok Handicap
Honors
New York Turf Writers Association
Significant horses
North Sea, Ramblin Robyn, Swift Yorky

Robyn Smith Astaire (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.