FILE PHOTO: Horse Racing - Cheltenham Festival - Cheltenham Racecourse, Cheltenham, Britain - March 14, 2019 Bryony Frost celebrates with a trophy after winning the 2.50 Ryanair Chase Action Images via Reuters/Matthew Childs/File Photo
CHELTENHAM, England (Reuters) - In 1972, Meriel Tufnell became the first female rider in Britain to win an official horse race. It was also the first time female jockeys were allowed to race against men.
In the decades since, success and opportunity have not come easily for women. Yet the recent era has seen a sharp rise in results, prompting women in racing to say "we are not female jockeys we are just jockeys".
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